If you think about the oldest lock and key without having seen any pictures of it, you might think it’s a very simple system. But you would be wrong as this system is actually very advanced and ...

The Internet is busy drawing parallels between a Mesopotamian demon and Labubu, the quirky, wide-eyed collectible figurines ...

The much-loved Chinese soft toys have been linked with a dark conspiracy theory that has started a trend of owners burning their toys ...

Heroin, one of the world’s most notorious narcotics, has a complex history that begins with the opium poppy. For thousands of ...

Explore the ethical debate surrounding zoos, their role in conservation, and the impact on captive animals' well-being.

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The first full ancient Egyptian genome reveals ancestry from both North Africa and Mesopotamia. The individual likely worked ...

The catastrophe proves that today’s most advanced civilizations respond to fear the same way people did during the Bronze Age ...

With the university’s ten-year anniversary approaching, Fr Shamasha, its Provost, spoke to Vatican News about its original ...

Mesopotamian warfare was waged between rival city-states such as Ur, Lagash and Umma during earlier periods, and later ...

The first recorded evidence of marriage ceremonies uniting one woman and one man dates from about 2350 B.C., in Mesopotamia. Over the next several hundred years, marriage evolved into a widespread ...