Did ancient Romans collect fossils? New discovery offers a clue. Did ancient Romans collect fossils? New discovery offers a clue. The most expensive mistake in ancient Roman history The most expensive ...

Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and some interesting parallels relative to today. Ancient civilizations that ...

During her hunt for the Egyptian queen’s lost tomb, National Geographic Explorer Kathleen Martínez uncovered the sunken landscape near the ruins of Taposiris Magna.

The cult behind these rocks likely revolved around water, supported by the stones’ fish-themed designs and placements near ...

I'm a guy who is now a junior in high school, and most of my classes are fine, but I literally roll my eyes to myself every ...

I'm a guy who is now a junior in high school, and most of my classes are fine, but I literally roll my eyes to myself every ...

In honor of Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month, we asked the authors of five books for young readers about highlighting ...

Alexandria overshadowed Pergamon, yet the Anatolian library rivaled Egypt in scrolls, scholarship, and parchment, shaping the ...

Chemical analyses of an ancient river channel’s sediment at a Roman site in northern England have challenged a long-held view ...

Once a shared experience, the day has slipped into history for students, and even teachers, who weren't yet born when the ...

Archaeologists discovered ancient docks and artifacts from a submerged 2,000-year-old city believed to be an extension of ...

Revolutionary new research challenges long-held assumptions about the origins of urban civilization in ancient Mesopotamia, revealing that tidal dynamics at the head of the Persian Gulf were ...