Within that long history, they uncovered the earliest-known evidence of zoonotic disease — in which pathogens in animals transfer to humans — dated to 6,500 years ago.

More than 4,000 years ago, Egypt and Mesopotamia stood as two of the most complex societies on the planet. But the new DNA sequencing reveals how these two populations also intermingled.

A Babylonian hymn lost for over a thousand years was rediscovered. Experts pieced together the hymn using an AI model to decipher hundreds of cuneiform tablets in a Baghdad library.

From palace-lined lakeshores to hidden alleyways, a century-old map of Udaipur reveals surprising details about the city's timeless charm and urban evolution proving some things never go out of style.

In 1986, University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History archaeologists unearthed earth ovens dating to over 4,000 years ago — most likely for roasting camas and wapato.

Harry Gross (1918-1979) / Courtesy of Oregon Country Fair 2. History The Chela Mela band of the Kalapuya people lived and harvested food over 4,000 years ago in the area where the fair now takes ...

50 years ago, a single keystroke changed Apple and the world forever In 1975, Steve Wozniak invented a technology that ignited the personal computing revolution.

A new study has found that leprosy was circulating in Chile some 4,000 years ago, meaning the disease arrived in the Americas much earlier than previously thought.

A Bold Finnish Artist Brought These Precious Little Hippopotamus-Like Trolls to the World 80 Years Ago Tove Jansson was a trailblazing illustrator and author—and the inventor of the beloved ...

Thirty years later, the 1995 Cleveland Indians are still talked about as one of the greatest in franchise history. It was a team of stars. It was a season of thrilling games and moments.

12 years after the release of Man of Steel, it's time to revisit the most controverisal scene in comic book movie history.