Archaeologists working at a long-buried city in northern Iraq have unearthed clues that could rewrite part of Mesopotamia’s hidden story. The site, Kurd Qaburstan, sits in the Erbil region and may ...

With increasing trends like tarot card reading and astrology apps, psychic services are, once again, becoming a popular tool ...

Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky goddess may represent one of the earliest visual interpretations of the Milky Way ...

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study from the University of ...

The very first cells obtained their energy from geochemical reactions. LMU researchers have now managed to recreate this ...

In the cradle of civilisation, illness wasn’t just a medical problem — it was a supernatural one. That’s why Mesopotamians ...

Think Karens and Yelp complaints are a relatively new thing? This ancient discovery proves humans have always loved to ...

I desired dragons with a profound desire,” fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien once said about his childhood imagination, ...

Its shape may vary from person to person — some vaginas are oval like an egg, while others may be cylindrical. On average, it is around 3 inches (7 centimeters) long. The inside cavity of the ...

Larry Niven's Ringworld won him the Hugo and Nebula awards when it was published 55 years ago. As the New Scientist Book Club embarks on a reread, Emily H. Wilson looks at how it holds up ...