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

Ice has a remarkable ability to preserve history, which is why we often say something is "frozen in time." When temperat ...

The provenance of the 17th-century tombstone from the Jamestown, Virginia, colony, has been identified in a study.

Jennifer Meanwell carefully placed a pottery sherd - or broken fragment of ceramic - under the circular, diamond-coated blade ...

Now, most observers have little doubt that the end is just a matter of timing and circumstance. Ten years ago, I predicted ...

Horses were the primary means of locomotion for travel, communication, agriculture, and warfare across much of the ancient ...

This UNESCO World Heritage Site has been home to the Tiwa-speaking Native Americans for over 1,000 years. The multi-storied ...

Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann was a larger-than-life figure, discovering Troy in what is now Hisarlik, in modern-day ...

She took symbols from ancient cultures and translated them into intricate embroideries, beadings and paintings on clothes ...

According to the ancient rabbis, meaningful, creative labor is how humans channel the divine. It’s an idea that can help us ...

Don't let this opportunity slip away. Whether you're dreaming of the sun-drenched coasts of California, the historic streets ...

Lo and behold, the little chili pepper. These perennial shrubs from the capsicum family of foods were relatively unknown to ...