When pictures surfaced of James Alex Fields Jr. and others carrying shields with fasces (a bundle of rods or sticks) emblazoned on them at the Charlottesville protests, historians took note. But they ...

Representing two planets, iron, copper and a couple of Olympian gods, the classical symbols for male and female pack a lot of meaning into a few squiggly lines. The symbols themselves are ancient, and ...

The symbol for female (left) and male (right). If you've ever navigated your way through a set of public restrooms, chances are you've been confronted with these glyphs: ♀ for female, ♂ for male.

If you’ve ever navigated your way through a set of public restrooms, chances are you’ve been confronted with these glyphs: ♀ for female, ♂ for male. Interestingly, these circle-like shapes have ...