The Conversation

The newly uncovered fresco of Helen of Troy and several other impressive artworks depicting scenes from Greek mythology in Pompeii shows that the city's elite were eager for ancient Greek stories about women. By Emily Hauser Imagine seeing the face of...

Thanks largely to celebrity promotion, drinking olive oil has now become a worldwide TikTok sensation. Viral videos show influencers tossing back shots of cult olive oil brands, and proclaiming a wide range of health benefits from improving digestion to...

The idea that two different human species, Homo sapiens (us) and Neanderthals, co-existed in western Eurasia 50–40,000 years ago has long captured the imagination of academics and the public alike. By Rick Schulting It is not surprising that this period –...

In the last months, we have been regularly reminded that secret talks have been taking place between the Greek government and the British Museum over the return of the Parthenon marbles to Greece. By Catharine Titi As soon the discussions became...

Human beings have always prized friendship. As the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote: “no one would choose to live without friends,” even if they could have all other good things instead. By Emily Katz While most love songs are inspired by...

It’s going to be a bumper time for space missions in 2024 – especially to the Moon, our nearest neighbour. And that’s following on from an already epic 2023. By Monica Grady I’m a laboratory scientist, so I always like to...

The Bible tells an overall story about the history of the world: creation, fall, redemption and God’s Last Judgement of the living and the dead. But who wrote the Bible? By Philip C. Almond The Old Testament (which dates to 300...

Mary, the mother of Jesus, is unquestionably the senior saint within the Christian tradition. Yet we know remarkably little about her. In the New Testament, there is nothing about her birth, death, appearance or age. By Philip C. Almond Outside of...

Christmas is coming around faster the older we get. A survey of 918 adults in the UK found 77 percent of respondents agreed Christmas seems to arrive more quickly with each passing year, but why is this? By Ruth Ogden Think...

The impact of Apollo 8’s “Earthrise” photo, the view of the Earth from the Moon, now seems even greater than that of the first landing of Apollo 11, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin explored the lunar surface for...