These types of Neolithic circular ditch monuments are found throughout Central Europe, but their intended function is a ...

The late Stone Age is not commonly associated with socially stratified societies, yet archaeologist Mehmet Özdoğan argues social and political elites were already shaping communities when humans began ...

Despite the diversity of government and social structures, every country today faces social and political tensions tied to concentrated and unaccountable ...

Barley is one of the world's oldest cultivated plants, farmed for more than 10,000 years. Scientists have long believed it ...

What’s driving the ever-increasing popularity of craft beer? For insights, we turned to five local business owners on the ...

Fossil fuel emissions (all greenhouse gases) are five to seven times that of livestock emissions. Even if all agriculture on ...

Life on Earth began in a way that still boggles the mind. Around 4.5 billion years ago, a chemical process called abiogenesis occurred, where life emerged from non-life. Imagine a hot, watery mix of ...

Occupied between 3200 and 2500 BCE, Skara Brae in Orkney, Scotland, is Europe’s most complete Neolithic village. Preserved under sand for 4,000 years, it still contains stone houses, furniture, and ...

Paul Thomas Anderson makes his most action-heavy and transgressive movie to date. The IMAX epic will have tongues wagging.

Humanity’s journey from ancient slender figurines to modern obesity reveals a complex story of genetic legacy, lifestyle ...