Things like laws, scripts and languages are vital parts of civilisations. But they don't just suddenly pop into being out of the blue. They take centuries to change and evolve. In fact, some of our ...

URBANA — These priceless objects from the cradle of civilization have survived thousands of years, so maybe it's about time you saw them. The University of Illinois Spurlock Museum is opening an ...

Mahoniss Graham, 6, holds one of the treats he won for his first-grade class in a snow contest in February at the Syracuse Academy of Science. Or explain the significance of gods and goddesses, ...

Over in America, the quarternal excitement of the presidential elections is hotting up nicely and the political debate is all about Iraq. George "I'm a war president" Bush reminded his fellow ...