Ancient Nubian civilizations practiced something that might shock modern sensibilities - they tattooed the faces of infants and toddlers as young as seven months old. A new study using advanced ...

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

From Nordic lullabies to Grimm’s fairytales, the wolf has always haunted the edges of human history. Even today, wolves would ...

Ever wonder what secrets lie beneath the stones of ancient ruins? There’s something almost magical about standing where ...

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

Excavations carried out across Türkiye in 2025 produced an exceptional range of archaeological finds, from humanity’s ...

Cats were domesticated in North Africa, but spread to Europe only about 2,000 years ago. Earlier reports of “house” cats were ...

The Al-Sabah Archaeological Collection under the Dar al-Athar Al-Islamiyah in Kuwait participated on Friday in the opening ceremony of the “Networks of the Past” gallery. The gallery, called a “Study ...

The legacy of renowned Greek writer and philosopher Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957) made a symbolic "third visit" to China ...

The Global Peace Index 2025 released by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace reveals that there are ...

In the Middle Ages, prophecies of a coming global collapse proliferated across Europe. Conditions were ripe for a powerful strain of apocalypticism to take hold: Population growth, the rise of ...

If someone told you it rained fish once upon a time, would you believe them? You'd be forgiven if you said "no." But get this ...