Humans and our ancestors have been creating tools, art, and everyday objects for millions of years, and each unexpected discovery teaches us something new about the development of our species. Relics ...

This has got to stop — and it can. With some deft diplomacy, Mr. Trump has a generational opportunity to change the dynamics in the Middle East. What might that look like?

Archaeologists uncovered the long-forgotten Byzantine settlement of Tharais. A team of archaeologists have unearthed what is believed to be the long-forgotten Byzantine settlement of Tharais ...

The remains of landscapes thought to have formed when ancient rivers flowed across East Antarctica have been discovered—and could help predictions of future loss from the ice sheet.

A region that was awash in conflict and risk turns toward dealmaking—but for how long?

Looking ahead, at Microsoft, our vision for the Middle East and Africa is rooted in empowerment – of people, governments, and industries. We will continue to accelerate digital transformation by ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ancient Egyptian.

Future conflicts may be decoupled from oil shocks, giving Western powers more freedom to engage politically in the region without immediate energy security concerns.

Donald Trump has stumbled into a position of extraordinary power in the Middle East.

Auction houses, dealers and advisers are betting on the Middle East to play an outsized role in the next art-market turnaround. Despite a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Iran and unstable ...

Brace yourself, Trump haters. He may be the man who finally tames Iran and remakes the Middle East.

Japan’s biggest banks are considering evacuating employees and their families from financial hubs in the Middle East, just days after US airstrikes on Iran increased risks in the region.