The claims about early origins of iron, like in Tamil Nadu recently, show an obsession for showcasing regional achievements rather than addressing important questions about the past.

Last week’s column, (see “The American backlash against modernity,” 1/26/25) elicited responses that seemed to conflate three distinct yet related ideas: modernity, “wokeness,” and ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.

In search of Buddhist conscience (Baudha Hurdasakshiya Soya) by Laleen Jayamanne and Namika Raby “People were nourished by ...

Sure, that hood ornament and the car's distinctive lines are part of what makes a Rolls-Royce a Rolls-Royce. But there's also ...

On Friday, Kenyon welcomed Urvashi Chakravarty, professor of English at the University of Toronto, for an engaging talk titled “The Misfortune to Breed: Race, Gender, and Heritable Slavery in the ...

The Russian army has likely already formed its first separate drone warfare regiment after Ukraine became the first country ...

Professor Grischa Vercamer is the new Heisenberg Professor at the University of Passau for the History of Eastern and Central European Cultures in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period. In his ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.

With Taylor Swift singing songs about Clara Bow, audiences have turned their attention to the first days of cinema. But even ...