A researcher discovered hidden messages called hieroglyphic cryptographies on the Luxor Obelisk in France. Some of the hidden messages were propaganda asserting Ramses II’s power. Messages on ...

Olette-Pelletier is an Egyptologist and, by chance, his daily walk took him past the Luxor Obelisk, the 3,000-year-old monument that towers over Place de la Concorde in central Paris. One day ...

With abundant blooms in a wide range of colors from soft white to dark purple, pink and even yellow, clematis reign supreme among climbers. A genus in the buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family, clematis ...

“Especially since ‘Game of Thrones,’ there’s a fascination with medieval ways and customs. So much of the papacy and the election of the new pope is steeped in those medieval times.

The southeast is home to many native clematis species, close relatives of the showy hybrids. Named for its thick, fleshy petals, leatherflower is a particularly lovely native clematis. Plants ...

Fascination with celebrity tootsies has become so widespread that there’s even websites dedicated to looking at pictures of them. The most prominent one is WikiFeet, a photo-sharing site ...

The Luxor Obelisk in Paris has long been admired as a testament to the grandeur of ancient Egypt, but recent discoveries have unveiled a trove of hidden messages that reveal even more about its ...

Dr Adrahtas will elaborate on the fascination or mystique of Kazantzakis with Buddhism as seen in numerous works from ‘The Saviors of God: Spiritual Exercises’ to ‘Zorba the Greek’ and Kaz ...

Small red berries late in the season attract fruit-feeding birds to the garden. The southeast is home to many native clematis species, close relatives of the showy hybrids. Named for its thick, fleshy ...

In 1930, Jack Kahane, a tall gangling Englishman who favoured Savile Row suits, a monocle and cane, launched an unlikely publishing venture in Paris. The early signs were not propitious. He had no ...