Several rising British bands are using centuries-old ditties to discuss hot-button issues like prison abolition, trans rights and the gig economy.

A weathered sign in the Minnesota River Valley proudly proclaims: “World’s Oldest Rock.” Erected in 1975, it marks a 3.8-billion-year-old gneiss — or so scientists thought.

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Historian teams up with Chris Tomlin and Hillsong’s Ben Fielding to adapt rare music dating back to the third century.

The Call of Kinnaru and Visiting Professor of Classics Marissa Henry took to the stage last Thursday for a performance of ...

The 1972 concert film Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii, back in cinemas this week, would change the way many thought of Pompeii.

The day was still alive when a group of Abui people danced in a circle around the "maasang"—the central altar of their ...

Exploring contested cultural ownership, Whose is this Song? examines Balkan identity, nationalism, and the politics of shared ...