Author: Aqsa Butt

Ancient Greek plant Silphium. credit: wikimedia commons / Eckard Wolff-Postler cc by 3.0 The “miracle” plant Silphium consumed by Ancient …

Miracle Plant Used in Ancient Greece Rediscovered After 2,000 Years Read More

Ancient Greek runners are portrayed on a black-figure Attic vase; ca. 333 BC, British Museum. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen/CC BY 2.5 …

Ancient Greek Athletes Who Defined the Olympic Games Read More

Ancient Greek is among the oldest languages in the world. Credit: Maurice Flesier / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons …

The Oldest Languages in the World and the Origins of Writing Read More

An ocean volcano erupts at sea, trailing smoke. Credit: johnvoo_photographer / CC BY 2.0. A massive ocean has been found …

Ocean Found Under the Earth’s Crust Read More

Stefanos Ntouskos of Greece competed on Tuesday on Day 4 of the Olympic Games and qualified for the semi-finals. Credit: …

Olympic Games Day 4: How Did Greece’s Athletes Do? Read More

Elon Musk has spoken on Venezuela’s controversial presidential election and labeled Nicolas Maduro a dictator. Credit: US Air Force photo …

Elon Musk Calls Maduro a Dictator Read More

A new combined blood test could diagnose early dementia and Alzheimer cases with up to 90 percent accuracy. Credit: Wikimedia …

Early Dementia Detected With Alzheimer’s Blood Test Read More

Israel conducted the airstrikes on Tuesday. Credit: US Embassy Jerusalem, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 Israel launched airstrikes on Tuesday afternoon …

Israel Targets Hezbollah Leaders in Beirut Airstrike Read More

Why Buddhism Adopted a Greek Art Style. Siddhartha at the Bodhi Tree in classizing style, 100s–200s AD, Pakistan, Gandhara. Credit: …

Why Buddhism Adopted a Greek Art Style Read More

The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games continues to spark controversy. File photo. Credit: Anne Jea., Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike …

Trump, Ecumenical Patriarch Condemn Opening Ceremony of Paris Olympics Read More