From the bronze age to the Industrial Revolution and beyond, the discovery and development of new materials has been a ...

A new and spellbinding book tells the history of the very ancient past of Mesopotamia, the land between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. Between Two Rivers by Moudhy Al-Rashid, a researcher at the ...

The Sumerians invented the wheel in the fourth millennium BC in Lower Mesopotamia—present-day Iraq. In this invention, rotating axles were inserted into wooden solid discs. They began hollowing ...

From the Bronze age to the Industrial Revolution and beyond, the discovery and development of new materials has been a driving force in human history.

Recent discoveries challenge ideas of a sharp divide between the haves and have-nots in ancient Mesopotamia, suggesting a larger middle class than previously thought. Mudbrick architecture in the ...

Some of the best innovations are ones we don't even realize we use every day. These are the most underrated inventions we can't live without. The word “invention” usually brings elite tech inventors ...

“There is not a day I have not continued to work on my research and inventions,” she said. “I remain completely committed to my dream of making affordable healthcare solutions available to ...

Throughout history, clothing has not only served as a basic necessity but has also been a powerful form of expression, a ...

What archeological, linguistic and genetic studies indicate about the encounter of Aryans with the Harappan civilisation.