In the beginning, there were only myths. For the Greeks, the island of Crete was a distant and strange land and yet the site of some their most important traditions: Zeus was taken there to save him ...

Recent archaeological discoveries across the Americas are reshaping our understanding of ancient history. At the forefront is ...

If Michigan wants today’s kids and teens to grow into responsible citizens, schools must require a thematic approach that ...

Long before there were maps or names for continents, a handful of people stood at the edge of the world. Picture them on a ...

In the south-east of the continent at Budj Bim (Mount Eccles), modern science can tell us a volcanic eruption happened ...

Elon Musk declared he is "rewriting history books" with AI research into ancient Rome. The technology billionaire announced ...

National Reptile Awareness Day 2025 highlights how reptiles shape ecosystems; they show how nature balances under stress.

Tucson, Arizona, provides a powerful sense of place and calling, rooted in 4,000 years of human history. Here are key Tucson ...

House of Ashur returns to Ancient Rome and the gladiatorial arena, where blood, sex, and betrayal are aplenty.

An ancient hornless rhino fossil found in the Canadian Arctic, Epiaceratherium itjilik, shows rhinos once lived much farther ...

New research finds that ocean-dwelling fish entered freshwater environments on several occasions, evolving enhanced hearing abilities in the process. When ancient marine fish transitioned from ...

If you were to hold a grain of zircon in your hand, it would look like nothing special — just a tiny, sand-sized crystal, no bigger than the width of a hair. Yet within that humble speck lies the ...