Learn how residue trapped inside a Xerxes-era alabaster jar revealed a long-overlooked tradition of opium in ancient Egypt.

Sugar is an everyday ally in the kitchen, but few people know that storing it the wrong way can ruin its flavor and texture.

Sourdough starter is a living, breathing product, and requires balance to remain active and viable. But if you see this sign, ...

We often become conditioned to limitations imposed by others and, sometimes, ourselves. We no longer try to extend beyond ...

Police making a routine house visit in Nottinghamshire made an unexpected discovery that landed the homeowner in jail.

A scientist placed a number of fleas in a jar and they immediately jumped out. He then placed a clear glass plate over the ...

Ancient Canaanite ritual artifacts and 5,000-year-old winepress discovered at Tel Megiddo in Israel, the biblical site known as Armageddon from the Book of Revelation.

Ritual artifacts belonging to the Canaanites, an ancient people referenced in the Old Testament, were recently found in ...

One day, Hoffman noticed that the jar had taken on a strangely mesmerizing swirl of colors—so he snapped a photo, as a ...

Tinsley: A scientist placed a number of fleas in a jar, and they immediately jumped out. He then placed a clear glass plate over the top of the jar.

With Halloween just passed, many households leave their pumpkins or jack-o-lanterns outside for the remainder of the fall ...

Collected by Cesare Lombroso and now preserved in the Museum of Criminal Anthropology in Turin, these ceramic objects tell an ...