Dark message is found inscribed on a 2,000-year-old sling bullet from the ancient Holy Land

Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,000-year-old sling bullet with a taunting message for its target - 'Learn your lesson'.
Boise State Public Radio

From Descartes to punk rock, the letter X has an extraordinary history

The letter X can be a lot of things: rebellious, mysterious, religious. For this Word of the Week, we examine its origins and ...
Boise State Public Radio

From Descartes to punk rock, X has an extraordinary history

The letter X can be a lot of things: rebellious, mysterious, religious. For this Word of the Week, we examine its origins and ...
Mental Floss

10 Old Words for Arrogant People

The word arrogant typically describes people who behave in a way that shows excessive self-absorption and little regard for anyone else, and generally, arrogance is not a trait people enjoy ...
Newsweek

Greek Squadron Leader Arrested for China Spying

A Greek air force colonel currently held on espionage charges faces a life sentence if found guilty of leaking top-secret NATO military plans to China in exchange for cash. Christos Flessas, 54, ...
Foreign Policy

Greek Prime Minister Hasn’t ‘Given Up’ on Trans-Atlantic Ties

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The Hill

Collision between migrant speedboat, Greek coast guard vessel leaves at least 15 dead

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A collision between a speedboat carrying migrants and a Greek coast guard patrol vessel off the eastern Aegean island of Chios has killed at least 15 people, the coast guard said ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Medieval Monks Wrote Over a Copy of an Ancient Star Catalog. Now, a Particle Accelerator Is Revealing the Long-Lost Original Text

Researchers are using an instrument at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to uncover the original text of reused parchments. Jacqueline Ramseyer Orrell / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory A ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient Greek Star Map Revealed by X-Rays on Erased Manuscript linked to Hipparchus

X-ray scans recover an ancient Greek star map beneath a medieval text, revealing Aquarius clues and Hipparchus-linked coordinates. Credit: Ale RaFlo / wikimedia commons CC-BY-SA-4.0. A piece of ...
USA Today

Greek poet whose home island is the source of the word lesbian Crossword Clue

In case you've faced some hurdles solving the clue, Greek poet whose home island is the source of the word lesbian, we've got the answer for you. Crossword puzzles offer a fantastic opportunity to ...
Engadget

Malaysia lifts ban on Grok after taking X at its word

After being one of the first countries in the world to block Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot, Malaysia has now lifted its ban. Along with Indonesia, the country moved swiftly to temporarily halt access to ...
NPR

The story of 'synergy,' the word we love to hate

Stop for a second, if you have bandwidth, because there's a word we'd like to flag: synergy. It sounds like it means something good, but it's unclear exactly what. It's something your bosses might say ...