When I started my research on the Samuel George Morton Cranial Collection, a librarian leaned over my laptop one day to share ...

A new study finds that the disturbance-demanding plant species oak, hazel and yew were abundant in Europe's forests before modern humans arrived, strengthening the argument that ancient vegetation was ...

For the first time, researchers were able to see inside the mummies in the Chicago Field Museum's collections. Their findings ...

Did you know that the concept of atomic theory was first explored over 2,500 years ago in ancient India? Long before modern science, an Indian sage named Acharya Kanad proposed the idea of indivisible ...

Sage is an herb native to the Mediterranean. Potential benefits of sage include being high in antioxidants, aiding brain function, and lowering blood sugar and cholesterol levels. However, more ...

Credit: Mattpopovich / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons The division of people into various social classes is a persistent feature across civilizations and was no less the case in ancient Greece where social ...

Restoration work at the site of a "key" ancient Egyptian temple is revealing long-hidden colorful details in its decorations. The Temple of Esna, located on the west bank of the Nile over 30 miles ...

Michael Frachetti was on an archaeological dig high in the mountains of southeastern Uzbekistan in 2015 when a forestry official approached him. “You know, I’ve seen some of those kinds of ceramics in ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a 2,000-year-old temple believed to have been built by an ancient civilisation featured in Indiana Jones. Remains of ancient altars and inscribed marble ...

Dr. Meleeka Clary has won hearts of her patients as a clinical psychologist as much as she has of her audiences as a filmmaker and actor. With her award-winning romantic-thriller film ...