As summer hits its stride, the city’s museums and galleries are pulling out the stops, with shows of work by Faith Ringgold, ...

Discover the hidden meanings behind 7 famous flags. From the symbolism of red to the significance of stars and circles, each ...

June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community's myriad contributions to American culture and history. Though the fight for equality continues — the ACLU reports there are currently 597 ...

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has approved the design for a brand new symbol for the dirham. First announced in March of 2025, the new currency symbol will eventually be rolled out for ...

And when he hates, it is with the most intense fury. To him, Harvard is not a college, but a symbol, a vehicle, a place where he can make a point, in his own fashion, loudly and wildly.

While the power symbol made it into Unicode in 2015, it's been around for much longer. The goal in moving it to Unicode was to add a crucial symbol used around the world by the masses.

This symbol became a central element of funerary iconography, allowing the deceased to maintain a connection with the world of the living. Wedjat amulet featuring the Eye of Horus, dating between 1070 ...

The symbol a society chooses to represent its healthcare system carries more than aesthetic value. It reflects the principles, history, and cultural narratives of healing.

4. The number 40 (Genesis 7:17) - The number 40 throughout Scripture tends to represent completeness or wholeness. We see this when Jesus fasts for 40 days and nights in the desert. The people of ...

A phoenix rising from the ashes is a powerful symbol of rebirth after adversity. There’s truth to this mythical metaphor. In the aftermath of trauma, even when it feels impossible to simply get out of ...

As Egyptologist Emily Teeter writes, it was this restored left eye that became sacred in Egyptian culture as the Eye of Horus — a symbol of restoration, protection, and wholeness.