A unique archaeological find has recently expanded our knowledge of Neanderthals' capacity for symbolic thought. The object ...

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A museum is like an iceberg. Most of it is out of sight. Most big collections have only a fraction of their items on display, with the rest locked away in storage. But not at the new ...

Nepeta, the highly aromatic and pretty perennial beloved of so many country gardens, may be your feline’s favourite fix, but we should be wary of its root, warns Deborah Nicholls-Lee ...

"One idea is to study ancient Egyptian cat paintings—or even to test DNA from mummified cats—to see if any cats back then were orange," Sasaki said. "It's ambitious, but I’m excited to try." ...

"One idea is to study ancient Egyptian cat paintings—or even to test DNA from mummified cats—to see if any cats back then were orange," he says. "It's ambitious, but I'm excited to try." ...

“One idea is to study ancient Egyptian cat paintings – or even to test DNA from mummified cats – to see if any cats back then were orange,” said Sasaki. “It’s ambitious, but I’m ...

When curator of Egyptian archaeology Nir Or Lev began his role at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, he wasn’t just focused on the glorious past -- he was thinking about the future. His vision: was to get ...