Researchers have discovered an extensive and remarkably well-preserved system of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu ...

National Unicorn Day is celebrated annually on April 9th. Unicorns are depicted in the mythology of many cultures, including ...

The translation of ancient Assyrian writing into modern languages was a challenge that had long vexed historians. Three ...

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A team of archaeologists in Iraq, led by Sebastian Rey, the British Museum’s curator of ancient Mesopotamia, has uncovered compelling evidence of the empire’s formidable bureaucracy.

The video game “Black Myth: Wukong” is a cultural “magic weapon,” a soft power export that’s raising China’s profile across the world. It sold 10 million copies within just three days ...

In southern Iraq, archaeologists have excavated a remarkable collection of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, the world’s oldest empire. Marked with the administrative details of ...

“Stock vigilantes” is a term that only recently entered the markets vernacular. It is time to retire it again equally swiftly. It refers to the idea that if the going gets tough, and US stock ...

1️⃣ Federal cutbacks: One of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s most critical roles is to observe the oceans, which are undergoing rapid and largely unexplained change.

Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. You can listen to episodes here. Laurel Bristow, an ...

(CNN) — If you consume any kind of media, traditional or social, at some point you have encountered a health claim that emits a whiff of something being “off.” Maybe it’s the ...