Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...

Laser mapping of the Amazon rainforest uncovered the remains of a sprawling ancient city complete with roads, reservoirs, and ...

Could ancient Indian knowledge hold the key to our AI-driven future? Nick Booker, Co-founder of Indogenius, shares a ...

More than a dozen ancient canoes uncovered in a Wisconsin lake offer insights into prehistoric Indigenous transportation ...

Archaeologists have identified more than a dozen ancient canoes that Indigenous people apparently left behind in a ...

More than a dozen ancient canoes uncovered in a Wisconsin lake offer insights into prehistoric Indigenous transportation ...

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early communities harnessed predictable tides for irrigation, but when deltas ...

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There’s something I’ve said frequently while writing about classical music for the last couple decades, which is that there’s ...