Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.

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By this time of the year, most of us in cooler climates have started wearing gloves. But gloves weren’t always relegated to wintry weather. In medieval Europe, they were a ...

Cows hold a revered place in Hinduism, symbolizing abundance, motherhood, and nature's bounty. Revered as Gau Mata, the cow ...

This week, uncover the secrets of Pompeii through ancient DNA, meet an adventurous emperor penguin, seek signs of mysterious ...

Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After ...

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Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

Ironworld itself is a museum that explores the history of the mining industry, and Iron Man stands as a proud sentinel, ...

For example, Newspaper Rock, in Southeast Utah, boasts depictions of clan symbols, plants and animals ... to communicate the ...

The Cape Water Lily, which became extinct in the mid-1900s, is the latest addition to the bustling biodiversity of the ...

Election Day marks the final chapter in one of the most bewildering, unpredictable and consequential sagas in political ...