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Machine Learning May Help Determine When the Old Testament Was Written
Using computer algorithms to analyze handwriting, researchers discover citizens of ancient Judah were much more literate than previously thought
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Human Sacrifices May Lie Behind the Rise of Ancient Social Status
Dark practices may have helped the elite keep the lower classes in line, a new study hints
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These Are Europe’s Eight Most Endangered Cultural Landmarks
Unless things change, these historic sites could disappear from the map forever
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Deep in the jungles of southeast Asia, archaeologists have rediscovered the remains of an invisible kingdom that may have been the template for Angkor Wat
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How Much Has the Town Where the Scopes Trial Took Place Evolved Since the 1920s?
Each July, Dayton, Tennessee, celebrates its role in the famous court case with a re-enactment and festival
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Mother Teresa Will Become an Official Saint
The champion of India’s poorest has sprinted to sainthood since her 1997 death
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Abandoned Beatles Ashram Is Opened to the Public for the First Time in a Long, Long, Long Time
Get back to the site of the Fab Four’s disastrous meditation retreat
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See the Vatican Light Up With Images Warning Against Climate Change
Animals prowled across St. Peter’s Basilica in a move to connect Earth’s beauty with the dangers of climate change
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A Buddha in Japan Is Missing Half of Its Curls
What happened to the Buddha of Nara’s famous ‘do?
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There’s an Elephant Buried Underneath the Vatican
The forgotten remains of a beloved, 16th-century papal pet
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The Origins of the King James Bible
A handwritten draft of the world’s most famous bible has been discovered in England
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A Letter About Darwin’s Belief in God Just Sold for Nearly $200,000
Just 41 words long, it provides a missing link for historians who have long wondered what the naturalist thought about religion
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Pope Francis: The World “Still Has Time” to Act on Climate Change
The pontiff spoke strongly about environmental action in an address to President Obama and the American people
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Why Are Native Groups Protesting Catholicism’s Newest Saint?
Nearly 250 years after Junipero Serra founded California’s first missions, questions linger about his legacy
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It Is Officially Legal to Ritually Kill Chickens on the Streets of New York City
A judge ruled that there was not enough evidence that the practice was a public nuisance
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New Proof That Ancient Egyptians Bred Birds of Prey
A recent 3-D scan of a mummified falcon shows it was force fed sparrows and mice
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People Have Always Been Obsessed with the End of the World
Since ancient times, art and fiction love to play in the fertile ground of the apocalypse, but it hasn’t always been healthy
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