The ancient universities of India were intellectual powerhouses that attracted scholars from distant lands interested in studying mathematics and astronomy as well as philosophy and medicine.

Nearly 5,000 years ago, if the ground rumbled and the sky grew dark, it would be impossible for ancient agricultural communities to know that miles away a volcano had erupted. Volcanic eruptions were ...

Discovery of 'Punk' and 'Emo' Fossils Challenges Our Understanding of Ancient Molluscs Jan. 8, 2025 — Researchers have unearthed two fossils, named Punk and Emo, revealing that ancient molluscs ...

This is a tool that the Ancient Egyptians used. See the way it's a bit broken? Well, that's because it's very old. We call this kind of object an artefact. An artefact gives us a little window ...

For many tourists, the visit to the ancient city in southwest Jordan ends here. But Petra has much more to offer, including more than 600 stone facades and an intriguing list of clues about its ...

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Der Schwarze Korsar, ein Pirat adeliger Herkunft, schwört, nicht eher zu ruhen, bis er den Mord an seiner Familie gerächt hat. Einst fiel sie dem skrupellosen flämischen Gouverneur von Maracaibo, ...

Though the battle ended without a clear winner, Ramesses made sure his version dominated, carving tales of his heroics as an ancient warrior into temple walls. After Kadesh, Ramesses and the Hittites ...

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Springer-Chef Mathias Döpfner steht in der Kritik, weil er sich in privaten SMS drastisch geäußert hat. Ein Skandal? Ja – für alle, die es immer schon unmöglich fanden, wie die Springer ...