Since the earliest civilizations, humans have believed that the Earth itself carries protective power. Stones, formed deep ...

Long before telescopes and space travel, ancient civilizations had incredibly creative ideas about what the universe looked ...

As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology ...

Before modern science had a true understanding of what a solar eclipse is and how they work, ancient cultures had to form their own beliefs over what happened during this brief, but awesome, event.

Roman, Egyptian, and Chinese civilizations had many different ingenious inventions. Chocolate was a big aphrodisiac for Mesoamerican civilizations and used for energy. The first earthquake detector is ...

The winged serpent in Ancient Greece reveals a profound, long-forgotten link between distant ancient civilizations.

The idea of enjoying light dishes, drinks, and good company has existed for centuries. Explore one of the earliest cultures ...

SAN DIEGO — The total solar eclipse is one week away. Before there was scientific reasoning behind the astronomical event, there were cultural myths and superstitions for why the sun disappeared. Long ...

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...

Ancient Egyptian bust. How did ancient cultures view the mind, the brain, and their relationships? Source: Julia Kadel | Unsplash The German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus wrote in 1908 that ...

We like to look at human history as a series of showdowns of right versus wrong. To make that convenient, some civilizations have been labeled barbarians, savages and absolute downright dirty dogs ...