Ancient DNA Unlocks 11,000 Years of Sheep and Human History
Ancient DNA analysis reveals that sheep were domesticated over 11,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. By 8,000 years ago, ...
Greek Reporter13h
Greek Mythology’s Version of the Biblical Tower of Babel
The Tower of Babel has a surprising parallel in Greek mythology—Otus and Ephialtes’ daring attempt to reach Olympus.
Texas Monthly16h
Gloria Smith Goes Down Home
After stumbling upon her rich family history, the Fort Worth woman made it her mission to save a historic freedom colony in ...
Footprints Reveal Ancient Escape From Vesuvius—1,800 Years Before Pompeii’s Destruction
The Bronze Age footprints stand as a dark omen of the Roman-era disaster—one that clearly went unnoticed through centuries of ...
Public Radio International1d
New discoveries shed light on some of the earliest humans to settle in Taiwan
A combination of ancient knowledge and modern research techniques may be closing the gap between who some of the earliest ...
Science News1d
An African strontium map sheds light on the origins of enslaved people
While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.
Greek Reporter5d
4,800-Years-Old Neolithic Relics Discovered in Tibet
Archaeologists have discovered 4,800-year-old relics in the earliest known lakeside settlement in Tibet, officially the Xizang Autonomous Region of China, dating back thousands of years. The site, ...
The Year of the Snake is underway. Here's a look at the Lunar New Year and how it's celebrated
Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and the world.
What Americans think about Trump and Musk's plans for the federal government: AP-NORC poll
The goal of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is to expose fraudulent and wasteful spending across the federal bureaucracy.