It was Moses “Shyne” Barrow, former leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) who was recently defeated in his Mesopotamia constituency on March 12, whom we first heard making the claim that people ...

Researchers have discovered an extensive and remarkably well-preserved system of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu ...

Deltas represent low-lying socio-environmental geographical regions characterized by the dynamic interaction between rivers, ...

The oldest reference in the first known writing — cuneiform — was not about gods or kings, but about beer. Lots of it. It was ...

The Archimedes screw, an ancient Greek invention for lifting water. Learn about its origins, how it works, and its modern ...

A perfect storm blew silver, the blue metal, up more than gold or copper, both of which rose to new record highs early this ...

Anyone who has tried to keep porch plants or a home garden alive through seasonal changes knows it’s a task easier said than done. Abrupt temperature changes—like cold snaps—and prolonged ...

This dramatic change in environmental conditions is associated with the widespread decline of Early Bronze Age settlement across many (but not all) regions from Mesopotamia to China. The environmental ...

From the carefully constructed streets of Indus Valley to Egypt's lofty pyramids, from the heavens' wisdom of the Maya to the written records of the Sumerians, the earliest civilisations set the stage ...