Archaeologists have traced the earliest lock-and-key mechanism back to ancient Mesopotamia around 4,000 BCE. Made from wood and operated with a large pin tumbler system, this innovation protected ...

A planet is about to be destroyed by the collapse of a binary star system in Slow Gods, Claire North’s first venture into ...

Climate change is not just a modern dilemma; it’s a force that has reshaped the trajectory of human history time and again.

When rolled on a moist clay tablet, these engravings left low-relief markings, signifying that the object's owner authorized ...

With low-lying areas around the world increasingly susceptible to flooding -- this at a time when population growth has necessitated the construction of more and more homes in such areas -- the ...

Long before Mesopotamia, long before Egypt — someone was already mining in total darkness, chasing knowledge and pigment like it was gold. This wasn’t survival. This was civilization Buzz Aldrin’s ...

Kids today consume far more sugar than recommended, but the effects don’t stop in childhood. New research reveals surprising ways early sugar exposure shapes long-term health. It's not just candy.

A previously unknown hymn of praise dating to around 1000 BCE was discovered by LMU Professor Enrique Jiménez, who used AI to identify 30 related manuscripts. During a joint project with the Baghdad, ...