A court in Stockholm on Tuesday convicted a Swedish woman of genocide, crimes against humanity and gross war crimes committed in Syria in 2015 against women and children of the Yazidi religious ...

Syrians are once again picnicking and smoking shisha amid the ruins of ancient Palmyra, once desecrated by jihadists but ...

By 1600 b.c., less than one in 20 bones found at sites in the Levant typically come from pigs, and most of those appear to be wild boars that were hunted. At the dawn of the Iron Age, some 500 years ...

Ancient DNA analysis provides new insights into our linguistic roots. Where did the Indo-European language family originate?

A study of skeletons from a cave in Poland has revealed widespread evidence of cut marks and fractures suggestive of ...

Donald Trump's proposal to "take over" Gaza and relocate its population has raised concerns about potential regional ...

This week, explore decoded words from charred ancient scrolls, meet heroic frog daddies, see Grand Canyon-size lunar features ...

The vice president referenced a letter that ancient Church historian and apologist Tertullian wrote to Scapula, a proconsul ...