There are very few remains of ancient ships, except in one unusual place: the Black Sea has a unique environment that ...

All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest ...

A collection of artefacts collected 2,500 years ago in modern-day Iraq reveal the forgotten world of Mesopotamia, home to ...

The reveal was delivered by Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, who appeared on the virtual stage in a StarCraft T-shirt.

Around the world, millions of tons of small fish are processed into fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO) each year—key ingredients in ...

A satellite conceived at the University of Sheffield and developed by British academics and engineers is set to become the ...

A British-made satellite is expected to launch on April 29, which will help in the global fight against climate change ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

After having served as a soldier in Central America during the early 19th century ... in 1947—designed a map that instead focused on the world’s water. Centered on Antarctica, the map shows ...

A fossilised 113-million-year-old hell ant from Brazil adds to the evidence that the first ants evolved in the southern ...

The iconic pea plant experiments of Gregor Mendel laid the foundations for the science of genetics. Now 160 years on, an ...