Are hieroglyphs really as indecipherable as they look? Here is a primer on how to start interpreting these ancient motifs.

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Undergraduate students will soon have the chance to explore ancient Indian mathematics. The University Grants Commission ...

Undergraduate students may now have the opportunity to study ancient Indian mathematics.The University Grants Commission (UGC ...

An arms race of gerrymandering is coming. No one can predict what the final result will be, but I wouldn’t put my money on ...

Democracy has been with us since it was founded in Athens in the 6th century BCE. Like some of today’s voters, the ancient ...

Add zero and one to get one, one and one to get two, one and two to get three, two and three to get five. Most of us know ...

Early Greek mathematician Thymaridas of Paros linked number theory, cosmic harmony, and linear equations, pioneering ...

Nautiloids—a lineage of ancient, externally-shelled cephalopods that diverged from their octopus and squid relatives over 400 million years ago—once dominated our oceans.

Home Gardener demonstrates ancient irrigation system: 'The water slowly leaches out' "I've made mine exactly like yours." ...

Discover who invented mathematics! Learn why Archimedes is called the 'Father' of mathematics and explore the key milestones from ancient civilizations to the modern era.

Researchers have discovered the remains of an ancient shark deep inside the world's longest cave system. The newly discovered shark, plucked from the walls of Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, lived ...