Watch The Fertile Crescent announcement trailer for this Bronze Age RTS game inspired by the civilizations of the ancient ...

In the quest to understand why agriculture started in a particular place and time, understanding the climate is crucial.

Never once did I piece together the convergence of lahmajun and kleicha in my life. I’ve always understood myself to be an ...

( Editor's note: Seven Democratic U.S. Senators and one independent voted with Republicans last week to end the shutdown.

Researchers bundled in down jackets toiled around the clock in these snowy tunnels as a massive drill rig churned downward to extract core samples and the secrets they contain from the deepest ...

Thanksgiving has always carried far more meaning than the schoolbook version of the 1621 Plymouth gathering suggests. While the simplicity of "Pilgrims and Indians breaking bread" carries a valuable ...

Wall St. Insights The empire of Alexander the Great ruled from Egypt to India. The countries of that region still show some Greek influence in their art, architecture, languages, and other cultural ...

Mesopotamia, located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now known as Iraq—is often called the cradle of ...

Read the issue » The Stones of Stenness are part of one of Europe’s richest archeological landscapes—the legacy of a ...

The 3.7-centimeter-tall (1.5-inch) artifact was discovered at Nahal Ein Gev II, an archaeological site in modern-day northern Israel near the Sea of Galilee. Dating to over 12,000 years, it was ...

Growing fava beans is like four crops in one: flavorful fresh pods, both fresh and dry beans, and –surprise! – delicious ...