In the ruins of the ancient Assyrian metropolis Nineveh, in modern Iraq, researchers have unearthed a rare artifact: a ...

By examining different materials buried along with the watercraft, experts could determine the age of the boat.

Humans started counting tens of thousands of years ago, but when did they begin figuring out advanced arithmetic, algebra and ...

Jamal Murray overcame an illness and scored 25 points to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder and stave off playoff playoff elimination in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals ...

A team from Heidelberg University excavating in Iraq made a spectacular find: In the throne room of the North Palace of King ...

Snakes are often associated with "malevolence", "slyness" and "hidden unfriendly intentions", said the Dangerous Street ...

Street food goes as far back as ancient Mesopotamia. Four thousand years ago, city dwellers short on time, money, or cooking ...

The first major error is in the supposed "meteor impact," the crux of this theory. Unfortunately for proponents of the Köfels ...

Optimism flows from the backstretch at Pimlico Racecourse, site of Saturday's Preakness Stakes, with historic outcomes ...

Hydroelectric dams, for instance, can't impound water for very long without threatening their own structural integrity. To follow through on the "not one drop" threat, India would have to either ...

Throughout human history, our understanding of the past has been reset countless times based on what we think we know ...

Babylon It was the name of an ancient city of Mesopotamia of the region dominated by it. He flourished on the banks of the ...