Before telescopes, ancient Greek astronomers relied on naked-eye observations of the night sky to understand the universe ...

A centuries-old Chinese medicinal root is getting new scientific attention as a potential game-changer for common hair loss.

Chemists and perfumers are using new techniques to bring ancient scents back to life, from mummies to a 5,000-year-old ...

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Stool transplants are cutting-edge experimental procedures, but using poop as medicine is hardly a modern idea. Ancient Romans knew their… feces – or at least they liked to think they did. According ...

A Roman stone board game has been unplayable since its discovery more than a century ago, but AI might have just worked out ...

An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, scientists reported Thursday. Relatively little is known about Denisovans, an extinct ...

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday warned against attempts to glorify superstition and regressive practices by projecting irrational stories from myths and legends as ancient scientific ...

Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago. A team of Washington State University-led researchers has ...