Builders knew how to keep people cool in hot, dry climates thousands of years ago. It's time to get that knowledge back.

The ancient Greeks were well versed in the spectrum of gender and queerness, often taking up the theme of sexuality with ...

If there’s one bit of Ancient Roman history most people know, it’s that the rich and powerful loved watching slaves and ...

One of the "last" Neanderthal individuals has been found in a cave in France, revealing a previously unknown lineage.

Smyrna was one of the most illustrious ancient and Hellenistic-era Greek cities, one of the main centers of Greek culture in ...

The superior colliculus is a midbrain region that is traditionally thought to help animals orient themselves toward important locations in space, like directing their eyes and head toward a bright ...

Food scraps, weapons and personal items dotted the ancient complex — and revealed its purpose. Archaeologists were excavating part of an archaeological site in Housh Eissa when they unearthed the ...

Scientists have unravelled a mystery about the disappearance of dwarf hippos and elephants that once roamed the picturesque landscape on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus before palaeolithic humans ...

Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history, particularly in Europe and Asia, where researchers have reconstructed the genomes of thousands of people. However, fewer than two ...

Romeyka, an endangered dialect of Greek spoken in the region of Trabzon and Pontus in northern Turkey, may get a new lease of ...

Anna Luisa Rodriguez The Washington Post As soon as I booked my flights for a trip to Mexico City last December, I scouted ...