Here’s a secret that Virginia residents have been keeping from the rest of the world: Alexandria is basically a Hallmark ...

War may not end civilizations, but it irreversibly alters them by shattering the cultural memory that sustains their identity ...

President Donald Trump has shared the first images of his latest vanity building—a book-free library that includes a tacky golden statue of himself and shiny gold escalators. The first look at the ...

So when Wizards revealed that Library of Alexandria would be a "special guest" card in Secrets of Strixhaven, it came as a surprise. However, there is a catch. The reprinted card will only be ...

Most people barely think about how we label years. BC means "Before Christ," AD means "Anno Domini," the Year of Our Lord. But when scholars shifted to the secular BCE ("Before Common Era") and CE ...

Fire has always been a political tool. Long before governments used surveillance or digital censorship, they used flames. Throughout history, the burning of books has served a single, consistent ...

It was a stunning, even frightening, discovery recently for Alexandria’s mayor. She learned from the agency overseeing public housing that nearly 450 families owed $1 million in back rent. All the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock One of Egypt's ancient cities is experiencing increasingly frequent and severe extreme weather, highlighting ...

Editor’s note: Seabirds are among the indicator species that provide rich insight into the health of their ecosystems. This week we share an edited excerpt from Eric Wagner’s new book, “Seabirds as ...

Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating Black History Month. Join us on air and online as we bring you the stories, people and places that make up our diverse community. The Contrabands and Freedmen ...

The Alexandria tramway network began operating in 1863 and is one of only a few tram systems in the world that use double-deck cars — Khaled DESOUKI Along Egypt's Mediterranean coast, the oldest tram ...

What was the political and economic importance of the ancient city Alexandria on the Tigris? How was the city laid out? And what does the material culture of the international trade hub look like?