The Pathfinder Foundation and the Embassy of the United States of America in Sri Lanka have launched a lecture series marking the 250th anniversary of American independence, opening with a discussion on
In a move hailed as a win for government transparency, the Trump administration has released over 10,000 pages of long-classified records related to the 1968 assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy —
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In an extraordinary and haunting account, author Thomas Harding delves into a chilling chapter of history: Adolf Hitler’s vendetta against Albert Einstein. This was no mere political disagreement or ideological clash; it
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Without archaeology, there is no way to truly examine economic inequality, its causes, and its consequences over very long time spans on a global scale. Until recently, most grand narratives that purported
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A French Egyptologist has uncovered seven hidden messages within the hieroglyphs of the Luxor Obelisk in Paris, revealing the powerful propaganda of Pharaoh Ramses II. Jean-Guillaume Olette-Pelletier, a hieroglyphic cryptology specialist at
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We studied together at the Royal College. He was two batches senior to me, but we were in the same Royal College Cadet Platoon. He was our cadet Sergeant in 1978 Platoon.
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Our ancestors’ ability to recognize water sources was crucial to their survival. As a result, the attraction to lustrous materials is deeply rooted in our evolutionary history and is evident among prehistoric
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Ninety-nine years ago, a frail, devoutly Catholic Irishwoman made a dramatic, albeit unsuccessful, attempt to alter the course of European history. Violet Gibson, a member of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy, fired a single
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A fossilized jawbone dredged from the seabed near Taiwan more than two decades ago has now been confirmed to belong to the elusive Denisovan species of archaic humans, marking a significant expansion
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor In the early 1930s, as the world staggered under the weight of the Great Depression, President Herbert Hoover faced a crucial decision: whether to sign the Smoot-Hawley
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A recent study has unveiled remarkable findings about the genetic makeup of two women who lived in what is now Libya around 7,000 years ago. Their DNA, extracted from ancient remains found
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