Old Apollo rocks are providing a fresh take on the moon's magnetic field. The lunar magnetic field is currently weak or even nonexistent, but cranked up to superstrength for short snippets of ...

An international team of archaeologists and scientists has reconstructed the diets of prehistoric communities from north-central Poland, shedding new light on how people adapted to changing ...

The American Museum of the House Cat in Sylva, North Carolina, is what happens when passion meets dedication meets a serious ...

The life expectancy of ancient Greeks has been a subject of controversy among historians. But what was their actual lifespan?

The text—the tale of a warrior ruler—may help settle a nearly century-old puzzle about the location of the Temple of ...

From body horror to the disturbing portrayals of human society, some anime were created to leave viewers so uncomfortable, ...

A team of researchers in the Netherlands set out to decipher the rules of an ancient Roman board game, with an assist from artificial intelligence.

The Legend of Zelda is turning 40 this month, and, in four decades of history, the franchise has managed to become more than one of the main, powerful jewels on Nintendo’s Infinity Gauntlet – it has ...

The Nile nourishes a green band stretching through the desert, from the heart of Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. Along its banks, the ancient Egyptians grew their crops, and still do. They also built ...

One of her favorite things to do during these sleep sojourns is pose personal, even existential questions - probing the ...

Ancient humans did not sleep continuously. They commonly slept in two shifts each night, separated by a period of wakefulness. This practice changed over the last two centuries. Artificial lighting ...