State officials have proposed an expansive list of books and stories that could become required reading. The list includes ...

The dust-covered relic emerges from the earth, promising to rewrite history books and challenge everything we thought we knew ...

An international project has uncovered millions of ancient DNA 'switches' that have been regulating plant genes for up to 300 million years - a ...

Let’s explore how the ancient drama between Ishmael, Isaac, Esau, and Jacob is playing out on the global stage today.

Find out which baby names were the most popular from 1980 to 1989, and how they compare to today. According to the Social ...

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You've heard of deep space, but what about deep time? Today's geneticists and evolutionary biologists can extend their investigations further back in ...

In a study published in the journal Iran, researcher Gad Barnea has uncovered new evidence suggesting that Zoroastrian ...

Before turning my attention to our Jewish festival of Passover, which will begin this year at sunset on Wednesday, April 1, I ...

Netanyahu has been repeatedly addressing the Iranians, reminding them of their ancient ties with the Jews and encouraging them to overthrow the Shia theocracy.

In all the portions that deal with the building of the Mishkan and its vessels, and particularly in parashat “Vayakhel,” a ...

The history of the Jewish people stretches far beyond the familiar geography of the Middle East and Europe. Traces of Israel can be found in the most unexpected corners of the world. Even in China. In ...