Images capture the remarkable variety of petroglyphs etched into rock across a wide swathe of land, from Mongolia to the ...
From Nordic lullabies to Grimm’s fairytales, the wolf has always haunted the edges of human history. Even today, wolves would ...
The Colorado River is on the verge of crisis. No one has a solution. Archaeologists thought they found wires buried on a farm ...
Giant “dragon stones” found across the Armenian highlands were shaped and installed by an ancient “ water cult ”, ...
Scientists group these dragon stones into three main types: fish-shaped, hide shaped, and hybrid. Fish-shaped stones tend to appear at higher spots near mountain springs, while hide-shaped stones ...
Cereal grains form the nutritional foundation for billions of people worldwide. Together, wheat, maize and rice account for around 45% of all calories consumed. These grains are also indispensable as ...
In ancient Rome, it was medicinal; swallowed for coughs or spread on aching joints. In India, Hindus have been offering Lord ...
Learn how ancient pottery covered in flowers may be humanity’s first attempts at mathematical thinking.
Ancient Greek women had their own festival, Haloa, where they honored three deities with drinking, dirty jokes, and huge phalluses.
Dozens of mysterious structures across the Northern Hemisphere – some nearly 5,000 years old – align precisely to frame the rising and setting Sun on midwinter's shortest day.
For instance, fish-shaped stones dominate the highest elevations, near natural springs fed by melting snow. Whereas ...
Let’s be real: procedures and processes in the workplace are pretty much just part of the job. But what happens when office ...