Not so dim after all: alligators and crocodiles have been caught using sticks as bait to ambush birds – a rare display of ...

Pyrrhichios was the Ancient Greek war dance that originated from the mythical demons, the Couretes, who danced to save the newborn Zeus.

In the 19th century, preserved bodies were not only ceremonially unveiled; owning one became a status symbol. “It would be ...

A 7,000-year-old grave site in present-day Oman indicates that the region’s Neolithic communities sometimes turned to an ...

Scientists have successfully extracted the DNA of ancient mummified cheetahs discovered in a cave in Saudi Arabia. This is ...

Deep-sea sediment layers show rare microbial wrinkle structures that formed in environments far beyond the reach of sunlight. Dr. Rowan Martindale, a paleoecologist and geobiologist at the University ...

Diogo Jota was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward for Liverpool FC and the Portugal national team. He won a ...

Egyptian Pharaohs had the grandest of names, but what would yours be if you lived in the kingdom of everlasting sun and giant ...

Egyptian Pharaohs had the grandest of names, but what would yours be if you lived in the kingdom of everlasting sun and giant stone pyramids? Take this quiz to find out!

In Parshat Va’era, God begins to inflict the ten plagues on Pharaoh and on Egypt. Our Sages teach that each plague has ...

A scan revealed that an Egyptian crocodile mummy preserves a fish caught on a bronze hook after more than 2,000 years.

A 3,000-year-old mummified crocodile is giving us a peek into the strange and fascinating world of ancient Egyptian rituals.