A previously unknown hymn of praise dating to around 1000 BCE was discovered by LMU Professor Enrique Jiménez, who used AI to identify 30 related manuscripts. During a joint project with the Baghdad, ...

It took a long time for zero to be recognised as a number at all, let alone one of the most powerful ones – but now it’s ...

When you look at the world, what is it that you see? People find all kinds of things, that bring them to their knees,” sang Bono from U2 as he addresses the difficulty of people living in a world full ...

The Jays overcame a two-game series deficit and a two-run hole in the seventh inning last night, beating Seattle 4-3 in Game ...

These celestial urban myths are doing the rounds once more (Picture: Getty Images) The headlines are once again heralding that our zodiac signs are wrong, and there should be 13 signs rather than ...

What if everything you thought you knew about the zodiac was wrong? What if you weren't the sign you thought you were, but ...

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The storm god Iškur is trapped in the netherworld. Without him in the sky, the rivers will dry up—the grasses, cows and people will die. A lone Fox volunteers to traverse worlds to rescue him, armed ...

Mathematics was not invented by one man, but rather a great tale of the human search for understanding and explanation of the world. It developed over time, influenced by countless cultures and great ...

At its peak, the Old Babylonian Empire rose to be one of the biggest civilizations the world had seen–but what was daily life like? Along with the pioneering legal code of Hammurabi, a wealth of ...

The world's oldest map has been deciphering secrets from 3,000 years ago, shedding light on how our forebears perceived their surroundings. Dubbed the Imago Mundi, this Babylonian artefact is ...

For at least 500 years, Babylonian children were tasked with memorizing a hymn that celebrated the city of Babylon, its citizenry, and chief deity Marduk. There was much to praise: the city was ...