The same force that paved the way for the Greek Golden Age sowed the seeds of its political collapse: individualism.

Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a remarkably well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed funeral pot in ...

From the pyramids of Egypt to the jungle-choked ruins of Angkor Wat, from the magical desert capital of the Nabateans in ...

From antiquity to modern times, the city has been rife with creatures that creep, slither, scurry and nest among its pillars ...

For centuries, humans have lived underground. Today, that ancient practice is under dire threat—even as cave life makes more ...

Baobab trees may be a proxy for measuring long-term use of land by humans. They live long, have economic benefits, and are ...

A seventy-million-dollar renovation beautifully presents the museum’s non-Western art—even if doubts remain about whether all ...

Sri Lanka lures travellers with an impressive array: wildlife, history, exceptional food, surfing hotspots and beaches ...

Learn why the idea of an ancient African drying period is now being challenged and what this means for the story of the first ...

Before the era of the Romans in southern Italy, the Messapii people crossed the Adriatic Sea and called the Italian peninsula ...

Hurghada is a beautiful seaside city located on the western side of Egypt's Red Sea. The incredible spot is home to a coastline that stretches 40km and is lined with golden sandy beaches and ...

Beneath layers of earth, jungle, and ocean lie the forgotten stories of powerful civilizations—their cities lost to time, their secrets waiting to be unearthed.