In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re dead ...

According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris, the god of the underworld. Horus fought his uncle Seth to see who would be ruler of Egypt. During the fight, Seth mut ...

Animals have played roles that go far beyond their presence in the natural world since the times of ancient civilisations to ...

Archaeologists often spend long amounts of time at a dig site, only to dig up garbage such as bottle caps and soda cans, or ...

Scientists used X-rays and CT scans to explore a mummified crocodile, uncovering incredible details about its last meal, and ...

A reanalysis of ancient DNA shows that a major cultural change took place in Ireland after four centuries of farming.

Pyramids and temples show precise ancient engineeringAncient tools reveal advanced science and metallurgyOld medical and ...

If there were such a thing as a time machine that we could use to journey 5,000 years into the past, we would find a very different world to the ...

When we think of modern innovations, we often picture digital devices, advanced medicine, or sleek engineering. But what if many of the ideas we call “modern” were already in use thousands of years ...

In the Egyptian city of Esna ... connections with particular zodiac signs have an impact on the human condition. Ancient astrologers believed that the planet Mars had its exaltation in Capricorn.

Scientists have identified an ancient jawbone ... But he added, such a small sliver of material may not give a full picture. At one time, at least three human ancestor groups — Denisovans ...

Scientists have identified an ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan ... But he added, such a small sliver of material may not give a full picture. At one time, at least three human ancestor groups — ...