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

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The archaeologists that found the stone-paved chamber, located inside a hilltop fort in Scotland, still aren’t sure exactly what its purpose was.

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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.

CAIRO (AP) — In an extravaganza of pharaonic imagery with a drone light show depicting ancient gods and pyramids in the sky, Egypt on Saturday inaugurated its long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, a ...

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, ...

After two decades of anticipation and countless delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally having its grand reveal. The ...