Hegra is a majestic rose-hued city beside a life-giving oasis. A place of remarkable ingenuity, cultural exchange, and ...
Ethnic studies could help California’s youth and teachers learn about — and from — each other. But there’s no state money budgeted for it.
A panel of outside advisers want to reorient public school history classes around the country's roots in Judeo-Christian and ...
Teachers and historians say key events could be left out of proposed TEKS social studies standards and want the board to slow ...
Since 2010, scientists have known that Neanderthals and our ancestors had offspring together, and those hybrid babies passed down their genes to many present-day people. But the idea of “archaic ...
Geneticists have found an interesting pattern in how early humans and Neanderthals interbred—and it wasn't balanced.
The University of Chicago will award honorary degrees to three distinguished scholars on June 6 during its Convocation ...
Homer's Epics, Iliad and Odyssey, brought the ideas of Greek civilization to the world, serving as the foundation of Western literature.
The Texas State Board of Education is considering making Texas history a prominent part of the social studies curriculum, but ...
An international team of archaeologists and scientists has reconstructed the diets of prehistoric communities from north-central Poland, shedding new light on how people adapted to changing ...
Casting a wide net, the Honors College is offering a selection of Honors Forums and Advanced Special Topics this fall thoughtfully designed for interdisciplinary appeal.
The life expectancy of ancient Greeks has been a subject of controversy among historians. But what was their actual lifespan?