A study of ancient Egyptian mummies has shown that schistosomiasis and malaria hounded the pharaohs. The Nile likely dictated which diseases were most common in ancient Egypt and Nubia. Thirty-one ...
Ancient Egypt—a civilization that was one of the most powerful the world has ever seen and which lasted for nearly 3,000 years—was among the first to mummify its dead, providing us a window ...
Hispanic artifacts has some believing in aliens, spurring grave robbers to steal the mummies and other historical items to ...
Scientists at the Smithsonian identified a fossilized skull from a 270 million-year-old amphibian, which they've named Kermitops gratus Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE.
Apr. 17, 2024 — New research has highlighted an area in Arabia that once acted as a key point for cultural exchanges and trades amongst ancient people -- and it all took place in vast caves and ...
Ancient humans had clogged arteries thousands of years before smoking, cinnamon buns, caramel macchiatos, and couch potatoes were in style. 1,2 Take for instance Ötzi the Iceman, who died over 5000 ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Traces of DNA in the stomachs of predatory snails give a team og geobiologists new insights into the ecology of ... Ancient DNA Reveals the Appearance of a 6th Century Chinese ...
A newly discovered ant species detailed in a ZooKeys study shares several characteristics with a well-known Harry Potter villain, the source of its namesake. The Leptanilla voldemort ant was ...
Until recently, no archaeologists had surveyed any of the hundreds of caves and lava tubes recorded across northern Arabia.
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of an ancient henge near the ruins of a medieval abbey in Lincolnshire. Material including pottery, two bone combs and fragments of glass were found, along with ...