Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

Slavery had a long history in the ancient world and was practiced in Ancient Egypt and Greece, as well as Rome. Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times ...

And one of the newest IBS ‘hacks’ to do the rounds online is psyllium husk. It’s been around for thousands of years and is often touted as a low-GI staple, but recently, people have been ...

Discovered on accident in Rimini, Italy, this surgeon’s house and the hooks, scalpels, and mortars inside have expanded what we knew about ancient medicine. A mosaic of Orpheus ringed by animals ...