Long before electricity, the people of ancient Persia engineered towering windcatchers, structures that funneled desert air ...

The GEM will have over 100,000 artefacts on display, from Tutankhamun’s tomb treasures to pharaoh Khufu’s famed ‘solar boat’.

Yet his debut novel, “Legends & Lattes,” is his story.

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Scientists at Tel Aviv University have developed a new way to investigate dark matter by studying faint radio waves from the Universe’s earliest era, known as the cosmic dark ages. Their research ...

AI software has made it possible to consistently analyze thousands of historical texts, allowing scientists to carefully map ...

Vulkan Lives is a slog to get through, and will be a real test of your dedication. It has two direct sequels called Deathfire and Old Earth that are even harder work, and even if you've committed ...

The short story collection doesn’t just touch on cultural themes Twain would have appreciated, it deals in the sort of wordplay and conscious undermining of literary formats he popularized.

The Corinthian helmet, circa 650-600 B.C., has a rounded top with small openings for the eyes and a distinctive nose-piece. Historian Herodotus mentions the helmet as a defining equipment of the ...

Silphion cured diseases and made food tasty, but Emperor Nero allegedly consumed the last stalk. Now, a Turkish researcher thinks he’s found a botanical survivor. Professor Mahmut Miski cups a handful ...

Nvidia is on track to become the first $5 trillion company, just three months after the Silicon Valley chipmaker was first to ...