"It is understood that North Korea has been provided with related equipment and anti-aircraft missiles to strengthen Pyongyang's weak air defense system." Central Pyongyang, via Reuters This ...

Starting around 4,000 years ago, an elaborate fish-trapping system nourished expanding human ... in what’s now the nation of Belize, an ancient network of earthen channels funneled fish and ...

The early writing appears to date to around 2400 B.C.—preceding the previous most bygone examples by roughly 500 years.

One of the earliest writing systems in the world may have been influenced by symbols engraved on ancient “cylinder seals.” ...

Humans have been baking for millennia, and now, reconstructions of ancient baking trays suggests the families in Mesopotamia may have been making some of the same things on our plates today.

A finger-sized clay cylinder from a tomb in northern Syria appears to be the oldest example of writing using an alphabet ...

Nov. 22, 2024 — New research has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, revealing the planet may have been habitable at some point in its ...

Health benefits of astragalus root may include boosting your immune system and improving kidney or heart function. Astragalus is an herb that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for ...

In almost every major civilization and culture in the world, there are tales of ancient giants, enormous and powerful,... Podcast: History Fuzz: Episode 07: Professor Brian S. Bauer: Island of the Sun ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - Altar Q that depicts 16 kings in the dynastic succession of the city is seen inside the archeological ...

Nov. 19, 2024 — Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient ...