Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

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

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

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 ...