Ancient myths may reveal a forgotten cycle of global cataclysms
Around the world, ancient myths describe devastating events—floods, fire from the sky, days of darkness, and the collapse of entire…
Around the world, ancient myths describe devastating events—floods, fire from the sky, days of darkness, and the collapse of entire…
Long before modern clocks and dates, ancient civilizations studied the skies and built ancient calendars that predicted the end of…
Stonehenge still earns its reputation. Its first earthwork enclosure was raised about 5,000 years ago, and the famous sarsen circle…
A fire believed to have been intentionally cussed on the world-famous Easter island has irreparably damaged the iconic Easter Island…
Using the VLT Survey Telescope, scientists have captured the remains of a giant star. About 11,000 years ago, a massive…
The modern world runs on timestamps. Phones sync to network clocks; markets open and close to the second. Yet the…
The idea of extraterrestrials meddling with humanity’s most destructive weapons is the stuff of science fiction—or is it? Retired U.S….
Hidden in the quiet village of Asuka, Japan, a monument from a forgotten age raises questions that have yet to…
The first chapters of civilization no longer begin where older textbooks placed them. Across Upper Mesopotamia and the southern Levant,…
Dark matter is one of the biggest mysteries of modern science, because we can’t see it, touch it or feel…