The World Health Organization opens a major conference on traditional medicine on Wednesday, arguing that new technologies, ...

Some old stories are told in soft voices, because people believe certain truths are too heavy for the human mind. One of the ...

A museum visit sparked a revelation when a Roman glass cup was turned around and its overlooked markings came into focus.

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Gold Bluffs Beach Campground, a short detour from the parkway, provides the rare opportunity to camp with ancient redwoods on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other – a juxtaposition of ...

These out-of-place artifacts, or OOPArts, are surprising for their place and time — but there's an explanation behind each ...

For decades, a handful of Dead Sea fragments written in an unknown alphabet sat in scholarly limbo, legible in shape but mute in meaning. Now a researcher has finally cracked that hidden script, ...

The physicians of ancient Greece described different cancer types, including the hidden and obvious ones, the acquired and ...

The order of the Knights Templar was officially founded in 1119 AD by a group of nine prominent knights, led by Hugues de Payens (Hugo de Paganis). Besides Payens, the other knights were recorded as ...

It seems the AI hype has turned into an AI bubble. There have been many bubbles before, from the Tulip mania of the 17th ...

Despite being a cornerstone of ancient Chinese culture, the art of incense fell out of everyday use as mass production and ...

Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.