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In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient ...

Is it the long-faded colors of ancient artifacts from all around the world or the hushed sounds of visitors discussing what ...

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

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Also known as the “Seven Sisters,” the striking cluster has long been used as an important seasonal marker and appears high ...

Bring the flavors of ancient Rome to your kitchen with authentic recipes, timeless techniques, and modern-day adaptations.

Researchers at a Harvard Medical School laboratory are uncertain how they will continue supporting a large public genetic database after its primary source of funding expired last month.