New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about how urban civilization first emerged in ancient Mesopotamia, proposing that ...

Thousands of years before modern history began, advanced civilisations rose along the Nile—and some vanished without a trace. What they left behind still baffles archaeologists today ...

For years, the most beloved part of my personal library was my two-volume set of the Oxford English Dictionary (“the OED,” to ...

The ancient site of Karnak is one of the most impressive places to visit in Egypt. Situated just a short distance from the ...

New research reveals the Moon's colossal South Pole-Aitken basin was formed by an asteroid striking from the north, not the ...

An international team of researchers has used artificial intelligence to analyse the first nine books of the Hebrew Bible, ...

Sprawling campuses, hushed libraries, sinister secrets, Gothic towers…dark academia books are wildly popular in the literary ...

A bust stolen from Jim Morrison’s gravesite in Paris was found in May. But many questions linger about who took it and why.

In the heart of Brunoy, in Essonne, stand the mysterious Pierres Frittes, ancient Neolithic menhirs whose origins still ...

New research recently publishedconfirms the remains of the last living female great auk resides in Cincinnati. Researchers ...

Most comprehensive study of the temple complex and its surrounding land and water scapes identifies the earliest period of ...