Centuries ago, an esteemed visitor-come-resident to the city of Cairo was captivated by its monuments and vitality.

History is constantly changing as new discoveries challenge long-held assumptions about the ancient world. From mysterious Bronze Age artifacts and vast international trade networks to forgotten ...

The idea that an advanced civilization existed on Earth long before humans is fascinating, but scientists aren't convinced. Experts have explored this possibility by asking what traces a technological ...

Archaeologists discovered an ancient Maya city that was hidden in the Mexican jungle for more than a millennium. Located in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in Campeche, at the base of the Yucatán ...

Archaeologists discovered an ancient Maya city, hidden in the Mexican jungle for more than a millennium. Located in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in Campeche, at the base of the Yucatán Peninsula, ...

After a long hiatus from Civilization 7 following my original review – after which I wasn't exactly in love with it – I decided to give it another go with the big 1.4 Test of Time update, and more ...

Long-lost works of ancient philosophy have been recovered from papyrus scrolls that were scorched by the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius and thought to be impossible to read. For the first time, ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

MEXICO CITY — Mexico had an enormous home-field advantage and an opportunity to make its deepest run in the World Cup, but El Tri let it slip away against heavyweight England on Sunday night. Playing ...

To coincide with this year's Reith Lectures, entitled the Triumph of Technology, You and Yours asked what has been the most significant technological innovation since 1800. From the hundreds of ...