The largest libraries of the ancient world weren’t mere book collections. They were centers of power, education, and survival ...

Recently, more and more foreign authors have been turning to ancient Greece to get inspiration for their novels.

Embark on a journey through time as we delve into the world’s most captivating ‘lost cities’. These ancient metropolises ...

We look at every World Cup ball, from the first almost 100 years ago to the new Trionda that will be used in Canada, Mexico ...

Scientists uncovered two new prehistoric shark species, Troglocladodus trimblei and Glikmanius careforum, in Kentucky's ...

Breugnathair elgolensis is the first of a new family of squamates called Parviraptoridae, described as “an enigmatic group with potential importance for snake origins, that was previously known from ...

Modern leaders are turning to an ancient technique to gain clarity, boost focus, and make better decisions. Discover how you ...

New research from Japan's iron-rich hot springs shows how early microbes may have harnessed iron and oxygen during the Great Oxygenation Event.

Excerpted with permission from the publisher Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global,‎ Laura Spinney, published by ‎William Collins.

In 2022, archaeologists discovered a rock art site with 18 “life-sized” engravings of desert animals such as camels and ibex on sandstone outcrops, according to a study published Sept. 30 in the ...

In a “ground-breaking” study, researchers have identified a “ vivid blue mineral pigment azurite” on a 13,000-year-old stone in Germany, according to a Sept. 29 news release from Aarhus University.

Long before modern cities, the first humans stepped into North America and found a land of untamed beauty and strange creatures. Their settlements reveal the beginnings of life on a vast, untouched co ...