Spices, ancient treasures of human civilization, have shaped history from currency to royalty and medicine. Traces of their ...

On the eastern side of the Great Pyramid lies a basalt floor so precisely carved it raises more questions than answers. Could this be evidence of lost technology beyond the reach of tools known to ...

Pasta, rajma, candy bars... much of what we eat today was shaped by violence. Three books trace how food changes as borders are redrawn. And the joy, love, resistance that a hearty meal can hold.

The ancient Egyptians devised a way to document thousands of years of history before the pyramids were built, members of ...

In many ways, on the spiritual spectrum, the pomegranate's aura precedes its presence.

Filmmaker Lotfy Nathan has turned the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas into a supernatural thriller called “The ...

From its ancient origins to the significance it holds in society today, discover the global history and glittering tale of ...

Opium use may have been a “fixture of daily life” for Ancient Egyptians, according to a new study. Experts from the Yale Peabody Museum uncovered traces of the addictive narcotic after becoming ...

In many cases, I come into this job knowing the ambassadors, knowing some of the senior diplomats,” Anne Dreazen told JNS.The post Jewish Pentagon veteran brings extensive security experience to ...