When rolled on a moist clay tablet, these engravings left low-relief markings, signifying that the object's owner authorized ...

The Ancient Maya may have had large libraries and an advanced writing system, but very little remains today. Indeed, only ...

Inside a restored house in central Tehran, toys from every era, from ancient Persia to Soviet Russia and the United States, ...

Egypt officially opened on Saturday the Grand Egyptian Museum, a long-awaited, billion-dollar showcase of pharaonic grandeur that Cairo hopes will revive tourism and boost its battered economy.

Near the ancient Pyramids of Giza just outside Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is gearing up for its lavish opening on ...

Egypt at last opened the $1 billion Grand Egyptian Museum on Saturday as performers dressed in white tunics embroidered with ...

For decades, Paranthropus robustus has intrigued scientists as a powerful, big-jawed cousin of early humans. Now, thanks to ancient protein analysis, researchers have cracked open new secrets hidden ...

Particle 6, the company behind Tilly Norwood, Morgan Neville’s ‘Roadrunner’ on Anthony Bourdain called out for questionable use of AI in documentary.

DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

Two federal prosecutors who described the people who attacked the Capitol on January 6th as a “mob” are suddenly suspended, ...