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Culture
The Greek Language is Not Dying; It’s Merely Changing
Is the Greek language, one of the most ancient languages in history of mankind, dying due to an avalanche of foreign words being introduced?
Society
Only Japan Could Host the Winter Olympics by 2100
A new study suggests that only one city in Japan in the entire world will be able to host the Winter Olympics in the future.
The study, which was published in Current Issues in Tourism, looked at the effect of...
Education
Greek Among Hardest Languages for English Speakers to Learn
Despite the fact that Greek roots are found throughout English, Greek is among the hardest languages for English speakers to learn.
Greece
Greek Among Sexiest Languages in the World, Study Finds
According to new research conducted by the e-learning platform Preply, Greek is the fifth-sexiest language after Russian, French, Portuguese, and Italian.
Italian was rated the sexiest of all the world's languages.
In the study, the heart rates of participants from diverse...
Archaeology
Ancient Cuneiform Tablet Returned to Iraq from US
An ancient cuneiform tablet and prism will be returned to the nation of Iraq after investigators from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency transferred the ancient artifacts to the Iraqi consulate in Los Angeles recently.
One of the...
Science
Mars Crater Reveals Red Planet’s Past Climate
The European Space Agency and Roscosmo's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter published an image of a newly discovered crater on Mars on Monday.
The image, which was taken on June 13, 2021, reveals a fascinating new history on the planet's surface....
Ancient Greece
Fifth Century Byzantine Church Reopens in Gaza
A Byzantine church that was recently restored re-opened as a museum in Gaza on January 24 after undergoing a three-year-long restoration project, with the ruling Islamist Hamas party claiming it comes as an "embrace" of their "Christian brothers."
Dating back...
Archaeology
Lost Sphinxes of King Tut’s Grandfather Found in Luxor, Egypt
Two gigantic sphinxes of Amenhotep II, the Egyptian pharaoh who was King Tut's grandfather, were recently unearthed, according to a statement released by the Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Authority.
Unearthed at an ancient Egyptian temple known as the "Temple of...
History
How the Parents of Pfizer’s Bourla Narrowly Escaped Death in Holocaust
If it hadn't been for the kindness of an uncle and the insight of his grandfather, Pfizer CEO Dr. Albert Bourla, a Thessaloniki native, would never have been born due to the Holocaust.
A descendant of the Jews of Greece's...