Squat rhinos lived in North America about 12 million years ago, congregating in huge, water-bound herds much like modern hippos.

Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...

Italian grape and wine domestication took 7,000 years. Seeds show a shift from wild to cultivated types. Sardinia played a key role early.

The inhabitants of Carthage were long thought to have derived from Levantine Phoenicians. But an eight-year study suggests ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

The Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus (lived circa 330 to 395) claimed in his book "Res Gestae" (Latin for "things done" ...

In this three-hour Ancient Rome tour, we will look closely at this period and how, under the influence of the first emperors, Rome rapidly developed into one of the greatest capitals of the ancient ...

Using tree-ring data from ancient oaks, the team reconstructed rainfall levels in southern Britain during the years preceding ...

Discover how droughts contributed to the Barbarian Conspiracy invasion and affected Roman control in southern Britain.

Archaeologists say new findings from one of Christianity’s holiest sites align with descriptions in the Gospels long ...

Within minutes of uploading my first Instagram story from my stay at São Lourenço do Barrocal, the messages began pouring in: ...

Puglia and Basilicata are home to some of Italy's oldest ruins-and some of its most unforgettable places to stay.