Authoritarianism no longer arrives only with tanks and uniforms. In our generation, it often comes disguised as populism or ...

The afternoon of December 16, 2025, was crisp and clear over Addis Ababa. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aircraft touched ...

These genomes are the oldest yet found of modern humans in Europe, though they were not the first hominids to walk these ...

Discover the fascinating history and cultural significance of soup, one of the world's oldest and most universal foods.

An international study led by researchers from Australia's La Trobe University and the University of Cambridge has challenged ...

Sephardi Jews flourished for centuries in Muslim Spain and Portugal, creating a luminous culture of poetry, science, and ...

When Napoleon embarked upon a military expedition into Egypt in 1798, he brought with him a team of scholars, scientists, and artists. Together, they produced the monumental “Description de l’Égypte,” ...

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

As my inaugural posting on the African continent, when my family and I first touched down in Addis Ababa in 2021, there was a steep learning curve ahead—one ...

7,000-year-old DNA from Sahara skeletons reveals a mysterious lineage with no connection to any modern populations.

The study bolsters one hypothesis of when people arrived at the landmass that became Australia and other islands, and ...