From black cats to elephants, animals have long been seen as more than just companions in many cultures, they’re considered ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

Imagine wandering through the blazing, sun-baked stretches of the American Southwest, where life seems impossible, yet the land teems with some of nature’s most astonishing survivors. Among these, the ...