Unraveling the mysteries of lost civilizations is a fascinating endeavor that combines the thrill of discovery with the ...

In ancient times, not all kings could read or write. So who was the earliest ruler we know of who could? In this Answers Highlights episode, we explore literacy among ancient royalty and what it ...

"Plan C for Civilization" takes stock of the amateurs and experts who see promise in using technology to cool the Earth.

For a long time, archaeologists believed that large buildings required large bosses. The idea was simple: only societies with ...

Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...

During medieval times, Lake Issyk-Kul was the site of a stop-over settlement on the Silk Route, the historic network that connected Europe and Asia.

Alligator Alcatraz is causing light pollution in one of the first designated "dark skies" in the eastern United States.

Trump administration is moving to designate four anti-fascist groups as either foreign terrorist organizations or specifically designated global terrorists based in Europe.

President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday designated four European left-wing groups as terrorist organizations, ...

An exhibition brings together approximately 150 works that bear witness to a practice born in ancient China to preserve ...

Humans reached, settled, and thrived on Mindoro far earlier than most scientific timelines for allow for the evolution of ...

This move is part of the Catholic Church’s effort to address its role in suppressing Indigenous culture in the Americas.