Muhammad Tuhin
When most people hear the name Thor, they imagine the muscular, hammer-wielding superhero from Marvel’s cinematic universe — the cosmic Avenger who travels across realms, saving worlds and cracking jokes. Yet long before Hollywood transformed him into a global pop culture icon, Thor was one of the most revered and complex figures in Norse mythology … Read more
Among all figures in Norse mythology, none looms larger, more complex, or more enigmatic than Odin, the All-Father. He is the god of wisdom, war, poetry, and death — a ruler of gods and men, and a wanderer across the worlds in search of understanding. Odin’s name echoes through the sagas as both a divine … Read more
Throughout human history, stories have been the bridge between mystery and meaning. Long before science or philosophy sought rational explanations for existence, people used stories to describe the world, the gods, and their place within it. These stories, which we call myths, are among humanity’s oldest attempts to understand life, death, creation, morality, and the … Read more
Throughout human history, one story has echoed across continents and civilizations: the tale of a great flood that once covered the earth. Nearly every ancient culture — from the Sumerians and Hebrews to the Greeks, Chinese, and Indigenous peoples of the Americas — preserves a memory of a deluge so vast that it reshaped the … Read more
At the edge of recorded history lies a world of forgotten voices — stories whispered in temples, carved in stone, and sung by firelight thousands of years ago. These are the lost legends: myths born at the dawn of civilization, before writing fully captured human imagination. They shaped how ancient people saw the universe, their … Read more
Myths are humanity’s first stories — windows into how our ancestors understood the world, themselves, and the divine. Long before science, philosophy, or written history, people turned to storytelling to explain life, death, creation, and the mysteries of the universe. These ancient myths are not merely relics of primitive thought; they are the foundations of … Read more
There are few legends as enduring—or as tantalizing—as the tale of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Counted among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Gardens have captured the human imagination for more than two millennia. They are said to have been a breathtaking paradise rising in tiers above the dusty plains of Mesopotamia—a … Read more
In the heart of the Mesopotamian plain—between the mighty rivers Tigris and Euphrates—there once rose a city so magnificent, so radiant with power and culture, that it became the symbol of human achievement and divine ambition. Its name was Babylon. To its people, it was the center of the universe, the gate between gods and … Read more
There are few stories as haunting, poetic, and enduring as the story of the Tower of Babel—a tale that lies somewhere between history and myth, between divine mystery and human ambition. It is a story about our yearning to rise, to build, to unite, and to understand. Yet it is also a story about the … Read more
Long before the rise of Rome, before Egypt’s pyramids gleamed in the sun, and centuries before Babylon’s gardens were ever dreamed of, there was Akkad. From the fertile plains of ancient Mesopotamia, where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers breathed life into the world’s first cities, the Akkadian Empire emerged as humanity’s first great empire—a civilization … Read more
Long before the rise of Egypt’s pyramids or the glory of Rome, there was Sumer—the land “where writing, cities, and history began.” Nestled in the fertile cradle between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, in what is now southern Iraq, the Sumerian civilization emerged more than 6,000 years ago. It was here, in this lush yet … Read more
Long before the pyramids of Egypt rose from the desert sands, before the Great Wall of China traced the edges of empire, there was a land where humanity took its first great leap toward civilization. Between two mighty rivers—the Tigris and the Euphrates—lay a fertile plain known as Mesopotamia, a word that means “the land … Read more
The Iron Age was not just a period in human history—it was a revolution in how people lived, fought, built, and believed. It marked the moment when fire and earth combined to give birth to a metal that would reshape civilization: iron. From this elemental discovery rose empires, warriors, and myths that would define the … Read more
Imagine a Europe that no longer resembles the one we know—a continent locked in the grip of endless winter. Vast glaciers sprawl across the north, crawling down from Scandinavia and the Alps like slow, grinding beasts of ice. The seas have retreated, exposing plains where England and France are one continuous landmass. The air is … Read more
More than three thousand years ago, the world was alive with the hum of civilization. Great kingdoms and empires rose around the shimmering waters of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East. In Egypt, pharaohs ruled from their monumental palaces, their armies marching under banners of gold. To the north, the Hittite Empire stretched across Anatolia, … Read more
Long before the first cities rose, before the first words were written, before anyone dreamed of gods or kings, there was the Stone Age—the vast, silent expanse of time when our ancestors learned to shape the world with their hands. It was the age before history, when the story of humanity unfolded not in ink … Read more
Long before the rise of cities, kingdoms, and written words, the story of humanity unfolded beneath open skies. It was a story of survival—of hunger, fear, endurance, and discovery. Our ancestors lived in a world untamed, a place ruled by the unforgiving rhythm of nature. To live a single day in that world was to … Read more
Few ideas in science have sparked as much fascination, controversy, and misunderstanding as the question of human evolution. When Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859, he forever changed humanity’s perception of itself. His theory of natural selection suggested that life was not fixed, but dynamic—that all living organisms, including humans, were … Read more
The first rays of the sun rose gently over the sacred waters of the Ganges, their golden reflection shimmering across the river’s surface like molten silk. It was dawn in an Indian city nearly two and a half millennia ago—a world alive with fragrance, rhythm, and prayer. From the fertile plains of the Ganga-Yamuna valley … Read more
Ancient China was a world of breathtaking contrasts—a civilization of emperors and peasants, scholars and soldiers, poets and farmers. It is easy to be captivated by the splendor of the imperial court, the monumental architecture of the Great Wall, or the philosophy of Confucius, but the true essence of China lay not in the palaces … Read more