Scientists Found Hidden Math in Ancient Flower Art

Halafian pottery shows that early agricultural societies practiced advanced mathematical thinking through plant-based art long before writing.
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Verona’s ancient Roman Arena gets modern facelift for 2026 Winter Olympic Games

VERONA, Italy (AP) — Verona’s ancient Roman Arena will receive a modern facelift and become more accessible to people with disabilities ahead of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, where it will host both ...
PBS

Painting showing Roman women

Defined by the men in their lives, women in ancient Rome were valued mainly as wives and mothers. Although some were allowed more freedom than others, there was always a limit, even for the daughter ...
NPR

The State Department reinstates an old font, in a typeface about-face

The State Department has reversed a Biden-era font change that aimed to make its paperwork more accessible to readers with disabilities. Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed diplomats around the ...
NPR

U.S. State Department changes official font from Calibri back to Times New Roman

The U.S. State Department changed its official font from the reader-friendly Calibri back to Times New Roman. Michel Martin speaks with an accessibility design expert about why fonts matter. This is a ...
The Forward

Australia’s Jewish community is defined by Holocaust survivors, Yiddishkeit and immigrants

An attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday killed 15 people and left Jewish communities reeling worldwide. The violence has also drawn attention to the resilience of ...