We know perfectly well how humans were able to domesticate dogs. From wolves more terrifying than those in fairy tales to ...

Traces of opium found inside an ancient alabaster vase suggest drug use was common in ancient Egypt, not rare or accidental.

Yale University researchers have found trace amounts of opium jars in an ancient Egyptian vessel, proving that opium use was ...

Under the shadow of a centuries-old castle in Şanlıurfa, in southeastern Turkey, black-spotted golden carp swim in turquoise ...

Buried in the desert for roughly 4,500 years, the skeleton of a single Egyptian man has yielded a complete genome that ...

The remainder of the date consists of protein, fiber, and trace elements of boron, cobalt, copper, fluorine, magnesium, manganese, selenium and zinc.

The British Museum has launched a new scheme that will see it share artifacts in its collection with museums in former ...

As the clock strikes midnight and the world welcomes 2026, millions of people across the globe will gather to celebrate the ...

The secret to its rapid transit is in its chemistry. Ethanol, to give booze its proper name, is a tiny, agile molecule. It ...

Christmas can be a boozy time of year but Britons are drinking less alcohol than before, as financial pressures, health concerns and an ageing population lead to cuts in consumption. The average UK ...

High on a bluff above the Irtysh River in northeastern Kazakhstan, a ghost city lies just beneath the grass. From the surface ...

Mention “perfume” and one might first envision fragrant liquids in fancy flacons. Yet the name itself, derived from the Latin ...