John Attlee is preparing to retire from the House of Lords before Labour forces him out in the final purge of the hereditary peers. The third earl is the last direct male descenda ...

Astrology, the belief that the positions of celestial bodies influence earthly events and human lives, has been a pervasive ...

Millions of people are turning to chatbots to confess their darkest secrets and seek guidance from on high. “Is this actually ...

Sakikkū, an ancient Babylonian-Assyrian text attributed to Esagil-kin-apli, offers a glimpse into early diagnostic systems.

Since acquiring the tablet in 1882, the British Museum made a significant breakthrough when it found a piece that had been ...

The story of how the first cities rose from southern Mesopotamia has long fascinated scientists and historians. Many ...

Some believe the "Babylon Battery" is an ancient device capable of generating electricity—centuries before modern batteries ...

Christians hold that the eight survivors of The Great Flood (Noah and his wife, their three sons, and their wives) disembarked the Ark on Mount Ararat and then migrated to ...

Despite being known as masters of trade, these seafarers were never a single collective. Different groups built powerful ...

The Sumerian King List begins with the very origin of kingship, which is seen as a divine institution: “the kingship had descended from heaven.” The rulers in the earliest dynasties are represented as ...

When it was made: The Neo-Assyrian period, circa 900 to 600 B.C. This small, bronze figurine is the best-known depiction of the Mesopotamian god Pazuzu, who was the inspiration for modern demons ...