A scholar claims to have deciphered Cryptic B, a mysterious alphabet in the Dead Sea Scrolls long thought impossible to read.

Look no further as the Express has put together 27 questions and answers to test your general knowledge. From film and TV to ...

Some ancient writing systems cannot be deciphered. Can artificial intelligence help crack the codes of the past?

Total money market fund assets added $7.5 billion to a record $7.673 TN - with a 21-week surge of $597 billion, or 20.7% ...

The final pennies to be minted in the U.S. sold for a record sum at Stack’s Bowers, with 696 one-cent coins collectively ...

The penny is still considered legal tender in the U.S., and you can still pay with pennies. Some retailers have paid for ...

CHRISTMAS is a time of light, joy and goodwill – until the board games come out. The skitter of dice along a table, the ...

Researchers are using a very modern tool to transcribe and read hundreds of thousands of medieval manuscripts from the lost ...

Nearly 700 of the last pennies produced in Philadelphia and Denver were sold in an auction last week for a total of $16.76 ...

Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them?

Here’s a brain-teaser: the name “Jesus” would have meant absolutely nothing to the man from Nazareth himself. In fact, the letter “J” never existed during his era. For anyone who’s ever wondered how ...

The first complete dictionary of the ancient Celtic languages of Britain and Ireland is being made. Ancient Celtic languages ...