Long before fancy serums in dropper bottles and $300 night creams, ancient civilizations had their own sophisticated approaches to achieving luminous, healthy skin. While we typically imagine ...

As an architectural designer and researcher studying urban resilience, I have examined many of the techniques and the lessons these ancient civilizations can offer for living in hotter and drier ...

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However, many people don’t know that what’s notable about these technologies is that they have some form of historical ancestor that ancient civilizations created centuries before today.

But in ancient times, the spectacle of the sun disappearing in the middle of the day would have been a thing of wonder, even something to be feared. “Imagine you’re a farmer—you’re out ...

Image Credit: Federico Pardo for NOVA/GBH For 50 years, NOVA has taken viewers on adventures through time and around the world, exploring the rich histories of ancient civilizations. In the last ...

As an architectural designer and researcher studying urban resilience, I have examined many of the techniques and the lessons these ancient civilizations can offer for living in hotter and drier ...

In ancient Egypt, Greece, India, and China, gemstones like lapis lazuli, amethyst, jade, emeralds, and hematite were revered for astrological and healing powers. Pharaohs, Vedic texts, and Ratna ...