Before Persia ruled half the known world, Iran was shaped by forgotten civilizations. This episode traces the region’s path from the Elamites and early cultures to the rise of the Achaemenid Empire ...

When you look back at ’90s and 2000s sci-fi, it’s amazing how one movie with a giant stone ring changed virtually everything. Stargate began in 1994 as a single big-screen adventure starring Kurt ...

“Our results push back the association of T. pallidum with humans by thousands of years, possibly more than 10,000 years ago ...

These cartoons about history are great for parents to watch with their kids to explore history in a factual, fun, and ...

Bulgarian construction workers unearthed the world's oldest gold treasure in 1972, dating back to 4600 BC. The Varna Necropolis revealed over 13 pounds of meticulously crafted gold artifacts, ...

A silver hook from the horse and chariot pit of Qinshihuang's Mausoleum stands as a testament to the grand efforts of China's first emperor to create a unified empire. Curved in a semicircular shape ...

For centuries, Ganga water has been believed to resist spoilage, a phenomenon modern science investigates. Bacteriophages, high dissolved oxygen, and antibacterial minerals contribute to its ...

Grand Mere State Park in Stevensville, Michigan is exactly that kind of revelation. Lake Michigan stretches to the horizon at Grand Mere, where pristine shoreline meets crystal-clear waters. Nature’s ...

Civilization 7 developers Firaxis have announced that they're aiming to drop a big update with in-depth feature overhauls dubbed Test of Time this spring.

Still, the fancy persists, implanted like a microchip, ever since Erich von Däniken’s 1968 best-seller, “Chariots of the Gods ...

Researchers at the Wisconsin Historical Society have uncovered 16 ancient canoes at the bottom of Lake Mendota, and they believe the oldest was crafted before the Great Pyramid of Giza was built in ...