A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

A system of thousands of ridges and canals across a floodplain in southern Iraq has long been believed to be the remnant of a ...

Addis Ababa - A century-old Ethiopian prayer book stolen decades ago was returned to the African ... victorious soldiers stole an 18-carat gold crown, more than 500 ancient manuscripts and a painting.

The Pyramid of Unas was built to the southwest of the Step Pyramid, outside of the ancient moat that once encircled the 3rd dynasty complex. In terms of main pyramids constructed for a king ...

Originating in Ancient Greece in the sixth century BCE, the avian-themed silver coins were renowned for their extraordinary purity and helped to change the entire course of history by financing ...

CAMBRIDGE, England (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - A rare sequel to the legendary tale of Merlin and King Arthur was found on a medieval manuscript that had been stitched together and repurposed as a book ...

“It was also fun for me to dip back into the world of DC with a Batman image featuring the Dark Knight and some of his greatest villains.” Geiger #19 cover by Jim Lee, Scott Williamson ...

At the Morgan Library, 15th-century illuminated atlases embody the medieval appetite for wonder and myth. If the past is a ...

She found that the books were all written in reverse ... The behavior of many familiar objects, from molecules to elementary particles, depends on which mirror-image version we interact with. At the ...

Prior to its February premiere, Helen Fielding dished out some personal book recommendations to Elle for their Shelf Life feature, where authors discuss books that have left a lasting impression ...

Prior to its premiere, Helen Fielding indulged Elle magazine with insights into her literary preferences for their 'Shelf Life' feature, revealing some seminal books that left a lasting impression ...