The stories in this collection, some only a page or two long, get to the point with an economy of language and a razor sharp focus ...

Cuneiform, the oldest identified writing system, defied deciphering – until 1857. What happened then makes a terrific read, ...

Truyện Kiều is one of the most translated works of Vietnamese literature, with numerous translators both domestically and ...

With a sly grin and a bloodied whistle, Screamboat storms onto the screen with a concept so outlandish it practically dares you not to watch. Directed by Steven ...

Nestled in the serene town of Talwandi Sabo in Punjab’s Bathinda district, Gurdwara Shri Likhansar Sahib stands as a beacon ...

In other words, what is the oldest confirmed alphabet in the world? Experts told Live Science it was probably the ...

In advance of his visit to Limerick for a masterclass, Saipan writer Paul Fraser tells Esther McCarthy about taking on the ...

Like many tech stocks, Alphabet's (GOOGL 9.90%) (GOOG 10.08%) stock pulled back in recent months. Investors still question its position in the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape, which isn't ...

The turning point? An iPad mini, buried just under an inch of sand on the banks of the River Thames. The tablet turned out to be the key piece of evidence that helped police crack the case. Thanks to ...

A white-sand beach, better than 100 feet wide, runs the full length of the crescent-shaped island on the Gulf side, while on the bay side a beach is available for about two miles. “From the water’s ...

Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Google as well as its parent company Alphabet, which he’s led as an AI-first company for several years. He speaks with HBR Editor at Large Adi Ignatius about shaping ...