The idea of ancient civilisations pioneering orthodontics is irresistible, but archaeology shows their gold dental work ...

The Giza Plateau is often discussed in terms of mystery, but its stones tell a more practical story. Block size, tool marks, transport paths, and layout all point to deliberate engineering choices.

Sobek, crocodile-headed god of the Nile; Sekhmet, leonine goddess of war; Anubis, jackal god of the underworld; and Hathor, mother goddess with a cow’s horns: The ancient Egyptian pantheon of gods was ...

Imagine having to isolate DNA fragments that are very short and only make up 0.001% of your total sample. This was the challenge faced by Adrian Briggs and his colleagues in Svante Pääbo's laboratory ...

Don’t tell Bryan Johnson, the tech CEO famously obsessed with not dying, but the key to living longer for men just might be getting your nuts surgically removed. That’s the surprising finding in a new ...

King Tut was buried with 145 pairs. Codpieces were designed to protect—and accentuate. These undergarments inspired our modern boxers and briefs. Male underpants found at Lengberg Castle, North-Tyrol, ...

National security, unlocked. Each Thursday, host Mary Louise Kelly and a team of NPR correspondents discuss the biggest national security news of the week. With decades of reporting from battlefields ...

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