Whether laced with viper venom, poison gas, or deadly pathogens—these weapons of war relied on nature's armory to slay the enemy. Poison in the woundThe Greek warrior Achilles treats Telephus’s ...

In ‘The Queer Thing About Sin’ (Bloomsbury Continuum, Jan.), the classicist argues that ancient history reveals a connection ...

From Satie to Sun Ra, we salute 13 musicians who defiantly did things their own way - and left music all the richer for it ...

Apply philosophical thinking techniques from Socrates, Descartes, and Aristotle to improve questioning, scepticism, and ...

Here’s a brain-teaser: the name “Jesus” would have meant absolutely nothing to the man from Nazareth himself. In fact, the letter “J” never existed during his era. For anyone who’s ever wondered how ...

The neglect of women’s health, the health of every second person, is baked into medical science, writes Jennifer Horgan ...

The neglect of women’s health, the health of every second person, is baked into medical science, writes Jennifer Horgan ...

New songs and dances and contemporary language give this adaptation of The Skin of Our Teeth freshness but also slow it down.

Australia has been, and continues to be, remarkably resilient. But the fragile machinery of democracy needs some long overdue maintenance.

At 95 years old, the legendary NTUA professor explains why fear of technological progress is irrational — and talks about ...