A new book explores the myth that getting eight hours of shut-eye is how we should be sleeping. Its author, Dr Merijn van de ...

Consider investing in some of the best motivational books to get you back in gear. Whether you’re on the hunt for a new inspirational read to flip through to resurge your motivation or are ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

In the literary world, this year is shaping up to be a good one for fans of cultural criticism: There are new books about Better Call Saul and biographies of James Gandolfini and Lorne Michaels on ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. A thriller, a dystopia, a Gothic novel about a family curse: Genre lovers have options in this week’s recommended books ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

Many mummies from ancient Egypt also have tattoos, as do remains from cultures around the world.

A team of archaeologists has discovered an ancient labyrinthine system of tunnels hidden beneath the Peruvian city of Cusco, a former Inca stronghold nestled in the Andes mountains. The tunnel ...

Dating of the document and the discovery its literary nature subsequently led UNESCO to declare it Europe’s oldest book. The Derveni Papyrus, named for the location where it was found ...

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New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural ...

(What? Just me?) There’s no such thing as an excess of good books, but the roster of forthcoming publications is certainly staggering. Fiction lovers have much to look forward to, with incoming ...