New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about how urban civilization first emerged in ancient Mesopotamia, proposing that ...

Bread has been around for thousands of years. Some of the oldest date back 14,000 years. These breads, in particular, are the oldest known recipes in human history.

Cakes have come a long way in human history. Especially when you consider that the classic dessert has evolved over thousands ...

The extinct animal's face structure could help explain how vertebrates, including ourselves, evolved our distinctive look.

Archaeologists have discovered a 3,500-year-old military fortress with a zigzag-style wall in the north Sinai Desert of Egypt ...

The team looked for an explanation as to why the myth involved a seventh bright star, visible to the naked eye. Running ...

Egypt suffered a devastating loss in September when a pharaoh's priceless bracelet was stolen from a museum in Cairo – and melted down. Now forever lost, the bracelet belonged to Pharaoh Usermaatre ...

Researchers have discovered a mysterious ancient lizard with snake-like teeth in Scotland. Breugnathair elgolensis is one of the oldest relatively complete lizard fossils and helps scientists better ...

Microscopic analysis of an ancient stone found blue pigment, the oldest ever found in Europe. Wisher, et al (2025) Antiquity The seas of the Caribbean, Cookie Monster and the Facebook logo all have ...