While excavating clay cylinders in Syria, archaeologists discovered a rare find: an early writing system. The script has given scholars the new challenge of reinvestigating the timeline of alphabetic ...

Scattered across coral-strewn reefs and sunken cliffs, Bermuda’s centuries-old shipwrecks beckon explorers to uncover ...

The 67,800-year-old hand stencil looks like a claw—and provides new clues about early human cognition and the migration to ...

Long before Western astrology, the Chinese zodiac helped organize years, beliefs, and social life. Here’s how the system of 12 animals evolved over the centuries.

From soaring volcanoes and starry skies to sandy beaches and traditional dining, the Canary Islands are perfect for an island ...

The 1850 discovery of King Ashurbanipal's vast library of cuneiform tablets at Nineveh illuminated fascinating records and ...

The monument’s mysterious past has spawned countless tales and theories. According to folklore, Stonehenge was created by ...

The work marks the first time an Ice Age animal’s complete genome has been recovered from tissue preserved inside another ...

This season, Deer Valley sees the biggest expansion of any US ski resort in more than 50 years, shining a spotlight on Utah’s ...

From imperial residences to apartment complexes and temples, these hidden sites offer a new window into Rome's layered past.

Mendel’s monastery garden experiments went largely unnoticed during his life, but their implications would ripple through ...

For nearly 180 years, both the church and the town of Saint-Denis have been without that landmark steeple. Damaged by storms, it was dismantled in 1847, supposedly so it could be built back better.