I've been intrigued by oceanic survival sim The Last Caretaker since it was announced, but I have also been a little confused by its tone. Is it a melancholy adventure about being ...

Dismals Canyon is definitely one of those places. This natural wonder hides in the hills of northwest Alabama. Ancient rock ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with archaeologist Gary Feinman about new findings that show democracy existed throughout the ancient world and was not exclusive to Mediterranean Europe.

The ancient city of Pompeii is one of those archaeological sites that keeps on giving with one discovery after another. While ...

For decades, the strongest evidence for the earliest human settlement in the Americas came from a site in Chile called Monte Verde. Scientists found echoes of hu ...

Ancient Iranian technology adapted desert life through windcatchers, qanat water systems, yakhchals for storing ice, and some of the earliest windmills. These inventions used airflow, gravity, thick ...

People in North America adopted the bow and arrow as replacement weapons for the dart and atlatl about 1,400 years ago, ...

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

The 2026 Mark Lynton History Prize has been awarded to William Dalrymple for his book, “THE GOLDEN ROAD: How Ancient India Transformed the World”. for combining “literary grace, commitment to serious ...

I recently learned of an ancient proverb that says “the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” As I’ve started to make a few lifestyle changes of my own, this bit of ...

A century after Robert Goddard’s first-ever launch of a liquid-fueled rocket, two NASA experts weigh in on what his legacy ...

Researchers have uncovered evidence that a weapon known as the polybolos—or multi-thrower—was used during the Roman conquest ...