This Sunday’s Old Testament church reading, according to the Revised Common Lectionary used jointly by a number of Christian denominations, contains arguably one of the oddest passages in the Bible.

An unidentified stone idol appeared in the earth as archaeologists excavated an ancient fortress in what is now Armenia. It is thought that the idol possibly represents a deity or ancestor, though ...

In 2014 a construction project required Swiss anthropologist Amelie Alterauge of the University of Bern Institute of Forensic Medicine to investigate a very unusual burial in a 400-year-old cemetery.

Every week, a guest draws a card from NPR's Wild Card deck to answer a big life question. Brene Brown says to be courageous, you first need to be vulnerable. In her new book "Strong Ground," she ...

Advocate Rakesh Kishore, who attempted to hurl a shoe at Chief Justice of India B R Gavai during a Supreme Court hearing on Monday, said that he had no remorse and he “did the right thing". He claimed ...

Archaeologists in southeastern Turkey have uncovered a 12,000-year-old T-shaped pillar carved with a human face, marking a significant discovery at the Neolithic site of Karahantepe. The newly ...

A few intriguing battles are on the cards at the FIDE Chess World Cup beginning in Goa on November 1. And some of them could involve all-Indian affairs. Top seed D. Gukesh could open his campaign ...