It’s also a possibility that some civilizations rotted from the inside through a general system collapse. Scholars have noted ...

Archaeologists discover ancient site of key Iraq battle thanks to old spy photos - Iraqis who grew up under the rule of ...

In Mesopotamia, the birthplace of civilization, the earliest known writing system started around 3,000 BCE. Developed by the Sumerians and written on clay tablets, the first cuneiform is largely ...

It's important to use the right words when writing about writing. Scholars studying the history of it distinguish between ...

MISSOURI, USA — Every year, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources holds a contest to find the very best photos of the state's beautiful and varied environment. This year's winners were ...

Increased extreme weather events with high financial, social, and environmental costs are becoming the norm ... have been slow, creating a bleak picture for the economy, humanity and the entire planet ...

Mesopotamia—“the land between two rivers ... The Babylonians themselves were keenly aware of the great antiquity of their civilization. One of Nebuchadrezzar’s successors, Nabonidus ...

Credit: Marcello Canuto / Tulane University In recent years, Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) technology has transformed the way scientists study ancient civilizations ... generating a detailed ...

On 12 May, the European Environment Agency published its third assessment of the state of the environment in Europe. Although several improvements have been made, European leaders have still not ...

2024 — Researchers have explored how the River Nile evolved over the past 11,500 years and how changes in its geography could have helped shape the fortunes of ancient Egyptian civilization.