India's historical currency pieces, ranging from cowrie shells to coins like the Half Anna, Durmi, and Paisa, reflect the ...

In The Tamils, author Nirmala Lakshman draws from a wealth of historical information, original research, and her own keen ...

While Charon is currently listed as a satellite or moon by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), consideration is being given to it perhaps being classified as a dwarf planet in its own right, ...

You may have a hidden treasure right in your pocket without even knowing it. Some rare coins, often overlooked as mere pocket ...

Five more seven-figure coins were added to the record books, including 1927-D Saint-Gaudens at $3.84 million and 1798 Small Eagle $5 at $3 million ...

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

Some scholars have suggested that the Romans exaggerated the liberties of women on the British Isles to imply that this was a ...

The frozen continent has never been so desirable. But as other nations try to get in on the action, a race to the bottom ...

After countless monochrome miles of desert, the Red Sea Riviera resort where I’d be spending the next few days shimmered ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient complex of ruined Byzantine-era buildings in Israel. The structures include a ...