Applying the longest average reign length from the historical period to the six pre-Alexander I monarchs yields a foundation date of 573 BC, which the researchers round to 575 BC. This mathematical ...

Ancient Egyptians and Etruscans pioneered orthodontics, using delicate gold wires and catgut to straighten teeth.

Scientists may have cracked the case of whether a seven-million-year-old fossil could walk upright. A new study found strong ...

Wedding traditions are rooted in superstition, religion and cultural exchange, even as couples continue to reinterpret them ...

The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the ...

Today, glass is ordinary, on-the-kitchen-shelf stuff. But early in its history, glass was bling for kings. Thousands of years ago, the pharaohs of ancient Egypt surrounded themselves with the stuff, ...

Archaeologists excavating sites on Russia's Taman Peninsula have uncovered remarkable evidence of ancient innovation—carefully crafted bone skates made from horse bones that enabled ancient peoples to ...

If you rang in the new year with a kiss, you joined a tradition millions of years old. Scientists reveal kissing’s ancient ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba and their collaborators have conducted a comprehensive analysis of the olfactory ...