Please return if found: British Museum seeks help to recover missing treasures
The museum launched a hotline to locate some 2,000 missing artefacts, revealing they were mostly ancient Greek and Roman gems and jewellery.
Wed Sep 27 2023
In the name of love for the law
The biggest mistake a law student can ever make as he ventures into legal education is a false conviction that the study of law may only be of interest for the ho-hum and the pedantic.
Mon Feb 18 2019
Curvy Brazilian women inspire Olympic medal design
If Rio residents think the curvy ancient Greek goddess stamped on the Olympic medals looks familiar, they wouldn't be wrong.
Thu Jul 21 2016
Tortoise beats rabbit in China's pet race on skis
Much like the Ancient Greek fable where a tortoise beat a hare, the reptile again got the better of a leporid, this time a rabbit, in a race on skis in northern China.
Tue Jan 14 2014