US President Donald Trump has said that the US and EU have a 'good chance' of reaching a trade deal. Trump met with European Commission President Ursula Von De Leyen in Scotland ahead of negotiations.

A study of genomes from ancient Siberian people shows genetic linkages with people living in Estonia, Finland and Hungary today.

The mysterious Harappan civilization is considered the third oldest in the ancient East after that of Egypt and Mesopotamia.

Ancient Greek fashion is a fascinating look into the everyday lives of Greeks from thousands of years ago, and influences ...

Trade has fueled the rise of civilizations for millennia,connecting cultures, boosting economies, and spreading ideas across continents. Explore the fascinating history of trade routes, mapping the ...

Zoonoses—diseases that spread from animals to humans—began to gain prevalence some 6,500 years ago with the rise of animal ...

A software model from Google DeepMind put a more precise date on an important Latin text credited to a Roman emperor as a ...

Generations of creatives have looked back to ancient Egypt in their search for art and design inspiration—here are three ...

Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a rare 2,600-year-old Etruscan tomb that somehow escaped looters over the centuries.

Studies have shown that Lake Ohrid, on the Albanian and North Macedonian border, is over one million years old, making it the oldest lake in Europe. It seems only fitting, then, that it would also be ...

“Scholars today recognize Africa as the source of our common ancestry. But in 1974, Senegalese scholar and humanist Cheikh ...

An ancient ice core from Mont Blanc has revealed 12,000 years of climate and human history, making it the oldest Alpine ice ...