More than a millennium ago, a Maya community collapsed in the face of a devastating drought. One writer joined an intrepid ...

The Zidanku Silk Manuscripts were smuggled into the United States in the 1940s. Scholars say they provide remarkable insights ...

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By the 2020s, only 40 percent of Barbie dolls were designed with permanently arched feet for wearing high heels ...

A new study highlights the potential of amber fossils to capture evidence of powerful, prehistoric ocean waves ...

After years of excavation and study, archaeologists have restored the Küsterberg burial site to its original layout to ...

Working with local Indigenous people, biologist František Vejmělka spent six months surveying the creatures that live on ...

At 89 years old, the Historic Hangar is the oldest building on CLT property. In this image, staff and volunteers back a Piedmont Airlines DC-3 into the newly restored hangar. Dron ...

Who Was the Real Cleopatra? Cleopatra was the last ruler of ancient Egypt, famous for her sharp mind and political savvy. She navigated tumultuous family rivalries and formed powerful alliances ...