Five red-necked ostriches have been released in a nature reserve in Saudi Arabia as part of an ambitious plan to “rewild” the region. In December, conservationists announced the release of the tall, ...

Jemima McPhee receives funding from an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world. Early Roman Empire depiction of a Freedman and Freedwoman, 30-15 BCE. British Museum, London, UK.

Language is one of the most resilient components of culture. Though many languages have disappeared over the course of thousands of years, many are thriving today and carrying on the traditions and ...

The room we are in is locked. It is windowless and lit from above by a fluorescent bulb. In the hallway outside—two stories beneath the city of London—attendants in dark suits patrol silently, giving ...

Ayyoun is a staff writer who loves all things gaming and tech. His journey into the realm of gaming began with a PlayStation 1 but he chose PC as his platform of choice. With over 6 years of ...

The archaeological site at Turkey’s Boğazköy-Hattusha, the former capital of the Bronze Age Hittite empire, is a hotbed of ancient languages. During excavations of the ruins, archaeologists uncovered ...

Throughout ancient Egyptian history, taxes were very much part of daily life. Most Egyptians were farmers who owed the state both a period of labor service and a portion of their annual harvest. The ...

Mysterious micro-burrows in desert marble and limestone were probably made by microbes that lived millions of years ago. Exactly what kind of microbes bored into the rock remains unknown, as does ...

A terracotta figurine in the form of a pig was made in Egypt around 3000 b.c., during the Early Dynastic period. Pork accounts for more than a third of the world’s meat, making pigs among the planet’s ...