The remote temple of Hathor at Serabit al-Khadim was more than a mine and a sanctuary—it was a crucible of civilization. Here, amidst the sacred turquoise mines that funded pharaohs from the Great ...

If your hometown starts feeling suffocating rather than comfortable, these eight signs reveal you've outgrown the place that ...

In Seoul ’s Gwanghwamun Square, one of the city’s most famous public spaces, stands a giant statue of King Sejong, the ...

Donald Trump wants to bring back the spoils system. Death by Lightning is an entertaining tale of why we should never do that.

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Contrary to popular belief, illuminated manuscripts were not exclusively made in Europe—one of the most impressive is from ...

A researcher has solved one of the longstanding riddles of the Dead Sea Scrolls by deciphering a hidden script within the ...

To keep that narrative structure afloat, developer Supergiant Games needed to fill its characters with a lot of words. "The ...

While Europeans eventually discovered the impressive moai statues for which the Rapa Nui are best known, they also stumbled upon a yet-undeciphered script known as Rongorongo—a three-dimensional ...

Jeff Kinney explores the challenges and rewards of translating 'Wimpy Kid' into CG and why animation continues to expand the franchise’s creative frontiers.

Once you spot the telltale signs of writing generated by artificial intelligence, you can’t unsee them. They appear in the chipper press releases that crash my inbox, opening with “I hope this note ...