Unearthed off the coast of Alexandria, the vessel may have once measured 115 feet long. Experts think it would have held a ...

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Long before Cleopatra and Hatshepsut, Ankhnespepy II amassed unprecedented political and religious power. Here's how.

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New scientific work is quietly redrawing the master timeline of ancient Egypt, shifting key dynasties and even the start of ...

While most people credit Alexander Fleming for the discovery of antibiotics, ancient texts suggest that he likely wasn’t the first to leverage bacteria as medicine. Long before Alexander Fleming’s ...

Here’s a breakdown of the origin of the Christmas Tree and which culture is credited with the Christmas tree traditions we ...

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A genome study contradicts long-held conceptions by determining when domestic felines were introduced into Europe from North Africa.

If you’ve ever lived with a cat, you know they’re often an enigma. That said, scientists may have solved an enduring mystery about these lovable felines—with answers that could narrow down when cats ...

The team analyzed DNA from 225 ancient cat specimens collected across Europe, North Africa, and Anatolia. These were were bones and teeth spanning more than 10,000 years of human history. From these ...