China dominates the global rare earths industry—and it’s not even close. A fight is already underway to lay claim to this ...

The remains of large predatory pelagic fish at these sites indicate the capacity for advanced seafaring and knowledge of the ...

The story of Moses parting the Red Sea is one of the most famous tales of the Old Testament and now scientists claim there ...

Paleogeneticists, it turns out, find the small wildcat just as elusive as field biologists. Compared with other domesticated ...

In the twilight depths of the Gulf of Mexico, about as deep down as a football field is long, U.S. Navy divers carefully snip ...

(Note that drinking alcohol is forbidden in the Islam religion so only certain licensed establishments can serve booze, ...

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A new analysis of Dead Sea Scrolls that paired radiocarbon dating with AI has determined many of the biblical manuscripts are ...

China is on a mission to recreate the ancient Silk Road to East Africa – through air, railroad and sea links under its Belt and Road Initiative. Beijing is also increasingly promoting the ...

The Red Sea and its environs, which includes several countries in the Horn of Africa, are lately receiving increased global attention. Several geopolitical dynamics make it a unique space, often ...

When Kevin Hatala asks his students on the first day of class, “What are the characteristics that make us human?” the first response they tend to give is opposable thumbs. “But if you look ...