The hotly anticipated new museum boasts some of the greatest treasures of antiquity. But there are some notable exceptions.

Buried beneath the waters of Quintana Roo, Mexico lies a discovery that breaks the historical timeline wide open — a 12,500-year-old ochre mine carved into limestone by organized hands. These weren’t ...

Wadisuchus kassabi, an ancient crocodile from Egypt, shows crocodiles lived in the sea, offering insight into reptile ...

Archaeologists uncover a monumental 5,000-year-old building in Mesopotamia’s Kani Shaie, revealing Uruk’s cultural reach.

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New research reveals Sumer’s cities may have risen with the tides, rewriting the origin story of the world’s first ...

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

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With elongated heads and haunting eyes, these ancient reptile forms remain one of Mesopotamia’s most baffling mysteries. What did they really represent?

I recently wrote about how children and adolescents who spend more time in digital environments than they do having real-world experiences (see "Getting Our Kids' Brains Back on Track"). One of the ...

Cam Newton’s big brood is nearing double digits. The retired NFL quarterback is the father of nine children, with news breaking of the most recent’s arrival in October 2025. Notably, within his brood ...