The papyrus, known as Anastasi I, or “The Satirical Letter,” is believed by most to take the form of a somewhat mocking ...

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were described as a lush paradise in ancient texts. They were said to be one of the Seven ...

The parchments initially contained references to a star catalog and maps created during the second century B.C.E.

Using the synchotron particle accelerator, scientists read the erased ancient text of a Hipparchus astronomical manuscript.

Sabah is a mainstream, high-circulation newspaper. Columns published in its pages often resonate far beyond opinion sections, ...

February’s night skies hold a certain celestial splendor that only enthusiastic and vigorous skywatchers have the fortitude ...

Long before GPS, satellite images or even written directions, humans faced a simple but serious problem: how do you remember where things are? Where is the rive ...

A map can take you on a journey, transporting you across continents and cultures all with a single glance. What started as a simple map drawing on a clay tablet centuries ago in Babylon has slowly ...

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New research has mapped 16 extensive, interlaced river systems on Mars, dating back approximately 3.7 billion years to the Early Hesperian Period. These large river systems, despite covering only ...

A 3,000-year-old map found at The British Museum could lead us to the real resting place of Noah’s Ark, with clues hidden in ancient Babylonian texts. A breakthrough discovery at the British Museum ...

More than three millennia ago, one of the world’s oldest city maps was carved into clay — and only recently has it become clear that it matches perfectly with the excavated ruins of the ancient city ...