You don't have to buy a lottery ticket to win a million dollars thanks to an offer from southern India's Tamil Nadu state, but there is a catch: you need to be able to decipher 5,300-year-old writing.

Sacrifices of “sun stones” occurred around the same time a volcanic eruption in 2900 BC dimmed the sun throughout Northern Europe, according to a new study.

This was the fate of Jesus, handed over to the occupying power by his own people for humiliation, torture, and a barbaric execution. This was deeply threatening to his identity as the Son of God and ...