The first publication by Galileo Galilei has set a new auction record for the celebrated astronomer, selling for $1.5 million ...

A Dutch art sleuth has recovered a priceless trove of stolen documents from the 15th to the 19th century, including several ...

Arthur Brand, nicknamed the "Indiana Jones of the Art World," said the latest discovery was among his most significant.

A traveling workshop of TAU's Orit Guardians program discovered two 15th-century Orit books—the oldest found to date in the ...

Theophrastus, was an ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded Aristotle and became the father of botany. What was his ...

Mumbai: In a significant relief for the iconic JN Petit Reading Room and Library in Fort, the Bombay High Court has directed ...

René Descartes, the founder of modern philosophy, was furiously condemned by his contemporaries. Why did they fear him?

Brothertown Indian Nation honors early leader Samson Occom July 14. This year's Zoom event features a Mohegan historian and ...

After just a few months of work, a complete newcomer to the world of sphere packing has solved one of its biggest open ...

Early 17th-century machines were intricate, impressive, responsive, and lively in equal measure. Even so, for Descartes just ...