The oldest surviving world map, known as the Imago Mundi, offers a fascinating glimpse into ancient Babylonian life. Dating ...

Crafted with meticulous precision, the map portrays the ancient realm as a circular disc ... even though its historical locus straddled both banks. Above this cartographic marvel, a block of ...

Like currents, trade winds have always been important to mariners. Those blowing heads on yellowed old maps were not mere decoration. In the Indian Ocean, for example, Indian traders over the ages ...

The ancient tree is large enough for us to sit ... Now, armed with this new map of old trees, scientists like Victoria and the rest of us could help to keep more of them alive.

The supernova that caused the nebula was recorded by Japanese and Chinese astronomers in the 12th century. Now, we know ...

The great mystery surrounding the Great Pyramids of Giza may have finally been discovered after a mysterious location has ...

Amid rising concerns about the collapse of Kim Jong-il’s oppressive regime (1994-2011), China quietly laid the groundwork to ...

Alex Dunlop/BBC Katharine Flach delved into centuries-old maps to help discover 1,324 hectares (3,271 acres) of previously unknown ancient woodland Ms Flach began her research by looking at the ...

There are parts of the excavation site that date back to the Sasanian Empire of the 3 rd through 7 th centuries, but a ...

Alien hunters spot 'ancient tree stump' on Mars and claim it's proof the Red Planet was once teeming with life ©News Group ...

The discovery suggests that trade routes along the Silk Road were far more complex than previously understood.

Research reveals that our ability to digest starchy foods has much deeper roots than previously thought, potentially ...