Babylonians

Researchers have finally deciphered a set of 4,000-year-old Babylonian tablets, uncovering a series of ominous predictions based on lunar eclipses, a new study has revealed.

A Twitter user retrieved a 4,000-year-old recipe and tried making it at home during lockdown. The recipe is from 1730 BC Mesopotamia, and the internet is in awe.

People in ancient Babylon used geometry to calculate the position of Jupiter some 1,400 years earlier than previously thought, researchers said Friday.

Although Indians had the tradition of analytical thinking, Indian mathematicians also learnt from the work done in Babylon, Greece and Rome, economist Amartya Sen said today.

'Let no man thirst for good beer' - Sam Adams For a bunch of beer buffs like us, it's not hard to believe that it is the third most popular drink after tea and water. The ancient Babylonians were the first to brew it with three main ingredients...

If it is Internet buzz that keeps you informed, then you've heard of new kid on the block - Ophiuchus. The new zodiac sign that is playing havoc with who you've always believed you were.  Confused? Oh trust me, so am I. For more years than I would like to forget I have been a Gemini. I even have a baby book. And just when I, and those around m...

Researchers have finally deciphered a set of 4,000-year-old Babylonian tablets, uncovering a series of ominous predictions based on lunar eclipses, a new study has revealed.

A Twitter user retrieved a 4,000-year-old recipe and tried making it at home during lockdown. The recipe is from 1730 BC Mesopotamia, and the internet is in awe.

People in ancient Babylon used geometry to calculate the position of Jupiter some 1,400 years earlier than previously thought, researchers said Friday.

Although Indians had the tradition of analytical thinking, Indian mathematicians also learnt from the work done in Babylon, Greece and Rome, economist Amartya Sen said today.

'Let no man thirst for good beer' - Sam Adams For a bunch of beer buffs like us, it's not hard to believe that it is the third most popular drink after tea and water. The ancient Babylonians were the first to brew it with three main ingredients...

If it is Internet buzz that keeps you informed, then you've heard of new kid on the block - Ophiuchus. The new zodiac sign that is playing havoc with who you've always believed you were.  Confused? Oh trust me, so am I. For more years than I would like to forget I have been a Gemini. I even have a baby book. And just when I, and those around m...