J K Dadoo writes that ancient India, through trade, religion and knowledge networks, shaped global civilisation as the world’s central intellectual and philosophical power ...

In the early fourth century A.D., Rome was notorious for persecuting Christians. Yet the night before battle, Constantine ...

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A digital atlas of ancient Rome’s highways and byways reveals a road network that was more extensive than thought.

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NASA's next big eye on the cosmos is now fully assembled. On Nov. 25, technicians joined the inner and outer portions of the ...

Constantinople was one of the largest cities of the ancient world—but how did it stay hydrated? In this ATG Highlights episode, we explore the impressive Roman aqueduct system that supplied water to ...

New York City's new Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced an online uproar over a tweet claiming he would mandate elementary students learn Arabic numerals. This controversy overshadowed his actual progressive ...

Posts circulating on social media claim Mamdani is expected to introduce new rules when he becomes New York Mayor in 2026 that will require all public elementary schools in the state to learn Arabic ...

A viral claim has been doing the rounds that New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will require elementary school students to learn Arabic numerals. A viral claim has been doing the rounds that New ...

In mid-November 2025, a rumor spread on X that New York City's Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would be introducing "Arabic numerals" to schools in the city. One post from the account of the prediction ...

Researchers created a digital dataset to map roads that would throughout the Roman Empire around 150 C.E. By piecing together historical records, topographic maps, and satellite imagery, the research ...