We often hear fascinating stories about how things originated: the universe, the wheel, even pizza. But when it comes to the ...

There will be no more new US pennies, but 300 million are still in circulation -- and the final five are special.

Greek minuscule reshaped Byzantine writing, preserving ancient knowledge and influencing the evolution of modern Greek script ...

What do secret societies, infectious diseases, and male dominance hierarchies have in common? They all make use of a symbol system that was first developed over 2,500 years ago. Since that time, it ...

A new initiative was launched in the US that aims to bring the Greek language and culture to American schools.

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Why is punctuation important? Neil and Alice discuss rhetoric, commas and full stops.

For more than a decade, South Africans seeking greater global mobility have looked to Portugal as the gold standard for ...

Restaurateur Frank Georgatos, seen with his son, Theo, came to Canada from Greece in 1970. For most men and women living in post-war Greece, times were tough and jobs were scarce. Canada seemed like a ...

Language changes fast, and new words and phrases are being created all the time. In this programme, Rob and Sam talk about some modern idioms – new expressions that have been introduced to English ...

You may well know someone — you, perhaps? — who is stoic, epicurean, skeptical or cynical. That’s because these four adjectives represent philosophical and psychological shortcuts for coping with a ...