The building discovered at the Kani Shaie archaeological site may have been a cultural hub over 5,000 years ago.

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.

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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 ...

Spell casting captured humanity's imagination for millennium. Here's the secret - it works! Learn how to cast spells and get ...

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

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 ...

As archaeologists slowly excavate this ancient statue from the earth, they are, in a sense, awakening a witness to humanity's earliest attempts to comprehend the cosmos and to communicate with the ...

The Institute of Behavioral and Decision Science (IBDS) at HKU Business School (HKUBS), in collaboration with the Hong Kong ...