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A recent study is changing the understanding of how urbanization developed in ancient Mesopotamia. According to the analysis, the emergence of the Sumerian civilization was not only the result of ...

First published in The Atlantic on October 26, 2025.

Military technologies have always been at the forefront of scientific progress. They are associated with a large number of ...

Plague, leprosy, smallpox and other diseases didn't jump from animals to humans when we thought. Ancient DNA is revealing ...

On December 25, 2021, the largest and most powerful space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, was launched into space ...

The genetic link between bones discovered thousands of miles away from each other suggests a prehistoric migration route.

It won’t catch any fish, but the discovery of as many as 20,000 silver coins and pieces of jewelry dates back to the early ...

From the Greeks and the Romans to the Ottoman empire, the history of Sardis, Turkey, is one of persistent turnover. But its ...

For decades, Paranthropus robustus has intrigued scientists as a powerful, big-jawed cousin of early humans. Now, thanks to ancient protein analysis, researchers have cracked open new secrets hidden ...

The idea scientists might be able to 'rewire' our memory is one that has long fascinated everyone from philosophers to movie ...

New research reveals that scavenging may have helped early humans adapt, expand, and endure tough seasons through smart use ...