In a region known for hosting some of the earliest evidence of modern humans, DNA analysis was sparse. Until now.

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

Arguably the best example of this engineering marvel exists in modern-day Iran, where the technology was invented over 3,000 ...

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 ...

A new study offers the most detailed glimpse yet into how Earth's surface temperature has changed over the past 485 million years. The data show that Earth has been and can be warmer than today -- but ...

Scheidel, Walter 2003. The Greek demographic expansion: models and comparisons. The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 123, Issue. , p. 120.

Yet, for millennia, civilizations knew how to shelter humans in hot and dry climates. As an architectural designer and researcher studying urban resilience, I have examined many of the techniques and ...

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From Nefertiti to Helen of Troy, history is filled with legendary women ... so let’s meet the Four Beauties of ancient China.

Can you find the ancient civilizations on this map of Asia? If I forget any, leave a comment and I'll add it if I can. Test your knowledge on this history quiz and compare your score to others. Quiz ...

Credit: Thanos Matanis/ Greek Reporter Throughout history, cultures have imagined paradise as an idealized realm where the righteous find eternal happiness. These ancient paradises reflect each ...