The astronomer Edmond Halley, the namesake for Halley’s comet, linked the northern lights to the Earth’s magnetic field, setting off research into the science behind them. He expected to die without ...

Thousands of slate artifacts found on the Tibetan Plateau showcase the resiliency of early humans as they fanned out of ...

Archaeologists found a complete handprint impressed in clay while the person was creating Ancient Egyptian pottery some 4,000 ...

Since the turn of the millennium, our understanding of our ancestors and extended cousins has shifted dramatically, thanks to ...

From the oracle bone scripts of ancient China to the hieroglyphs of Egypt and the philosophical traditions of ancient Greece, ...

The buildings were used for a variety of purposes, from mealtimes to “industrial activities” that kept the site running.

Rick Riordan's YA fantasy series The Kane Chronicles deserves its own TV series following the success of Percy Jackson & the ...

India is a tapestry of cultures, each of which is kept alive through millennia. Different types of weather as well.

In a glass case in Cairo, a 5,000-year-old stone disc carved from fragile schist looks less like a ritual object and more ...

Relief of Osiris from the Temple of Seti I, Abydos, Egypt. According to Egyptian mythology, Egypt’s first king Osiris sailed around the world spreading knowledge, exactly like the Feathered Serpent ...

As custodians of ancient wisdom, Egyptian priests explored ritual, science, philosophy, metaphysics, and spirituality unlike ...

Greece is restoring the historic building in Athens' Plaka, famously known as the "Kokovikos House" from the classic Greek ...