Take a deep dive into the fascinating and often surprising etymology behind the names of every European country. From ancient ...

Country names often fade into the background of a map and eventually become fixed and obvious. But the truth is, they’re anything but. These names are often rooted in ancient riddles, happy accidents, ...

This year, astronomical summer officially starts on Saturday, June 21, and will end on Monday, September 22. The start of the ...

From the 2026/2027 school year, the ‘Fundamentals of Russia's moral and spiritual culture’ will be introduced as a new ...

this nation has undergone a colonial story that stretches back 1500 years to the arrival of the first Slavic tribes into the Balkan region and yet Kosovo is a completely new entity in its own right.

Once the heart of a vast empire and now a crossroads between East and West, Hungary stands as a testament to Europe’s layered ...

In the realm of ancient Slavic lands, where forests whispered secrets and rivers sang ancient songs, a tale of creation ...

Ukrainians are marking the summer solstice with Ivana Kupala, a traditional midsummer celebration rooted in pre-Christian ...

So when he got the call from the Nye County Sheriff’s Office to pick up unearthed ancient remains that were first discovered in 2010, Graham and the tribe’s medicine man eagerly made the ...

Analyses showed that the bread was made with coarsely ground emmer flour, an ancient variety of wheat, and lentil seeds, with the leaf of an as yet undetermined plant used as yeast. Ancient emmer ...