Hostages freed before Saturday’s exchange have expressed relief and joy, while descriptions of the torment they endured are ...

A breakthrough out of the Vesuvius Challenge builds on past efforts to virtually “unroll” fragile papyrus documents ...

Applause, applause. Give the man a hand. Clap like your life depended on it, tell him with noise that he did well and that you want more. Let him hear your approval; roar, if you want, and ...

Researchers have generated an image of text from inside a scroll that was buried in volcanic ash with the ancient city of ...

Her intimate conversations with a journalist were a hit in France in 1949. Now they finally come to the UK in Fearless and Free ...

This fiery shower would have crushed buildings and residents in Pompeii, Herculaneum and other nearby settlements – but some would have survived at this point by taking shelter. However ...

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A new literary quiz lands on the Books page each week and you can match wits with previous puzzles in the Book Review Quiz Bowl archive. It was already warming up when the cottontail darted out of ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. There are two main characters in The Book of Azrael: Dianna ...

World Book Fair 2025 is going to be organised once again in the national capital Delhi. This time the event will be held from February 1 to February 9 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. For book ...

But Monday is more cerebral: Mastermind, Only Connect, University Challenge, and documentaries such as Pompeii ... He was aged 15-20 and his skeleton showed signs of having worked hard, making ...

This list includes the best original page-turners ... this book is infused with the same biting social commentary and humour. A satirical spin on the marriage genre, it follows late-20-somethings ...