Here's how 'parasite' went from a laughing matter to a serious biological threat

Odysseus did not face the parasite Cyclospora in his 10-year journey home. But the word "parasite" originated as a popular ...
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Melina Mercouri’s 1982 Speech That Changed the Parthenon Marbles Debate

Discover how Melina Mercouri’s 1982 UNESCO speech launched Greece’s international campaign for the return of the Parthenon ...

The 2,000-Year-Old Greek Myth That Gave Us the Word "Narcissist"

More than 2,000 years ago, the myth of Narcissus gave us a word we still use today. Here's the story behind "narcissist." ...

Cracking the code: Can AI help us decipher ancient languages?

Every ancient language that has ever been deciphered needed an anchor. Usually that's a bilingual text, like the Rosetta ...
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Ancient Greece’s Sacred Wars: The Battle for Delphi’s Oracle

Control of the Oracle of Delphi was a key issue in Ancient Greece, and various cities and coalitions fought over it during ...

From the Ghats of Tradition to Rashtrapati Bhavan: The Odyssey of Padma Shri Dr Bharat Gupt

In 2025, Dr Bharat Gupt, the 79-year-old classicist, musicologist, theatre theorist, sitar and surbahar exponent, cultural ...
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The Rise of Hermanubis: The Hybrid God of Both Rome and Egypt

When the Romans invaded and incorporated ancient Egypt into their vast empire, they inevitably brought with them their own customs, traditions, and religion. But, even so, they could not extinguish ...