Unlike the Egyptian pyramids, ziggurats were not places of royal burials, but temples dedicated to the patron deity of a city ...

Flooding in Mozambique has left key transport routes severed, stranding dozens of minibus drivers who ferry goods from Maputo ...

Floods in Mozambique have led to a new threat. Crocodiles are appearing in submerged towns and have killed at least three ...

The Sphinx sits right next to a pharaoh’s pyramid complex, which makes many historians think it was built to watch over his ...

Ancient Greek Tyrant Agathocles of Syracuse led a daring invasion of Africa, shaping Sicily’s history and influencing ...

New research suggests that environmental stress played an important role in weakening the Tang dynasty before its eventual ...

Climate change, invasions, and economic decline contributed to the collapse of Mediterranean Bronze Age civilizations.

Learn how to spot Sirius, Procyon and their canine constellations, and discover the myths and science behind the dog stars.

Heavy rains have battered parts of southern Africa in recent weeks, and amid the resulting floods, crocodiles have started to appear in towns across the country. The animals have claimed three lives.

The ancient Egyptian civil calendar, in use by around 3000 BCE, divided the year into 12 months of 30 days plus five extra days. Based on solar cycles and the flooding of the Nile, it influenced later ...

Egypt finds the lost tomb of Thutmose II near Luxor, and one royal detail reveals why archaeologists are fascinated.

The story of Noah s Ark is one of the most well-known Bible stories and has been retold in songs, children s storybooks, ...