Amid controversy over religious-themed tattoos sported by President-elect Trump's pick for defense secretary, a U.S. office ...

Found etched into clay cylinders in Syria, the strange symbols date to around 2400 B.C.E.—500 years before other known ...

Four clay cylinders inscribed with what might be the oldest known evidence of alphabetic writing are 500 years older than other early alphabets, according to new research.

A finger-sized clay cylinder from a tomb in northern Syria appears to be the oldest example of writing using an alphabet ...

Although far from the oldest writing we have found, these cylinders are 500 years older than any previously known example of alphabetic script, if that is indeed what they carry.

Microsoft enhances Windows Terminal with improved glyph rendering for clearer Box Drawing characters on 100%-scale displays.

Steve Niforatos’ recent letter, “Bombs were dropped for a reason,” was spot on in its criticism of a ridiculous Chicago ...

A Swiss eye-tracking study explores how the brain processes numbers and words differently, uncovering surprising insights ...

Symbols stamped on jewelry can help you learn where your jewelry is from, when it was made, what metals it’s made of, and ...

But what is the etymological background of Greek numbers? The Greek numbering system was originally developed in ancient ...

Ancient Egyptians wrote the letter upside down, creating a symbol that resembled a steer with horns. Learn the surprising ...