They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

Researchers have discovered an extensive and remarkably well-preserved system of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu ...

Who doesn’t love Google Maps? The Maps Android app helps those of us with oatmeal for brains find our way anywhere, without having to fire any neurons or exercise any synapses. It even helps us ...

The map below shows how intense the shaking was across the country and into Thailand, China and India. It’s based on the Moment Magnitude Scale, with strong shaking causing serious damage while ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Severe fire hazard zones blanket parts of California on new state maps published Monday, as fire officials rush to keep up with the impacts of climate change on the Golden ...

This cradle is the land between two rivers, Mesopotamia—the starting point for the agricultural villages that would grow in size and complexity until some 5,000 years ago. These villages became cities ...

While it is named after the Greek mathematician and great inventor Archimedes, archaeological evidence suggests that the device was used in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia too. Archimedes, however, ...

The latest version of Taipei MRT Route map can be found on the official website of Taipei MRT.

Previous studies have hinted that this period corresponded to the rise of kingship in ancient Mesopotamia as part of a general trend towards the formation of some of the world’s first states and ...

Several Hindu temples around Kuala Lumpur and Selangor are being renamed “Kuil Haram” or some other derogatory name on Google Maps. This irresponsible act of editing or adding these places appears to ...