Here are 10 fun, hands-on family vacation ideas around the world that will spark kids' curiosity-from training like a ninja in Japan to digging up dinosaurs in Wyoming.

New research suggests that the illustrations may have been based on "Phrygians," a tragedy by the Athenian playwright ...

Archaeologists have discovered what may be the earliest evidence of deliberate fire-making.

Archaeologists found flint, iron pyrite to strike it and sediments where a fire was probably built several times at an ...

Today, the Arabian Gulf is home to manatee-like marine mammals called dugongs that shape the seafloor as they graze on ...

New evidence suggests that alcohol was a surprisingly big motivator in our monumental transition from hunting and gathering ...

A new study reveals that the Halafian culture of northern Mesopotamia (c. 6200–5500 BCE) produced the earliest systematic ...

School’s out for summer – here’s a wealth of ideas to fill in the days until the bell rings again in 2025.

Crocodiles loomed large in the world of the ancient Egyptians. The Nile teemed with the lurking reptiles, and farmers, who made up most of the population, encountered them on a daily basis. While ...

Here’s a breakdown of the origin of the Christmas Tree and which culture is credited with the Christmas tree traditions we ...

Recently, archaeologists unearthed a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mining camp in the Sukari Mountains. Crews found evidence of ancient gold mining, processing, and purification. The archaeological ...

The inundation of water was more than just provision for crops and fields: the Egyptians called the event the coming of Hapy, god of abundance and fertility. THE PERFECT AMOUNTEgyptians needed the ...