The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter blues.

A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and ...

If not for the work of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely still be ...

Like several forms of expression, booing originated in Ancient Greece in the theater, as a means to express dissatisfaction ...

DNA Evidence of Ancient Population Hints at Common Ancestry of Indo-European Languages New insights regarding the origin of ...

New genetic evidence traces the roots of English, Sanskrit, and hundreds of other languages to a group of hunter-gatherers in ...

Salt is common pantry staple these days, but hundreds of years ago it was a valuable and often rare commodity that people ...

An extraordinary celestial phenomenon that occurs every 18.6 years is due to be witnessed this summer at Calanais Standing ...

Even European home waters were named by sailors after their destination. The Irish Sea was the route from England to Ireland; ...

Through its long and diverse history, Valentine’s Day has evolved from an ancient fertility rite into a global celebration of ...

Valentine’s Day has long been associated with romantic gestures—lovers exchanging flowers, chocolates, and poetry under the ...

In his new book Nalanda, breathtaking in its sweep and lyrical in its glory, the poet-diplomat Abhay K unearths with tender precision the most luminous jewel, nestled amid lush mango groves and ringed ...