An obscure ancient Egyptian text discovered in the 19th century led to discoveries that rewrote the timeline of early medical ...

The findings of a new study by a Charles Sturt University researcher and colleagues challenge a long-standing assumption used ...

Surviving images on ancient works of art frequently depict the symposium, where ancient Greeks reclined on one side to eat ...

Hippocratic physicians introduced the first evidence‑based, ethical approach to diagnosing and treating. But their ...

Cocaine didn't make its way across the Atlantic until after the Spanish invaded. So how did cocaine end up being found on ...

Once considered a universal remedy, enemas are now used selectively for specific clinical indications, such as bowel ...

The distinctive smell of ancient mummies is helping scientists decode the secrets of Egyptian mummification. By analyzing ...

Some ancient Egyptian temples contain stones so massive and precisely cut that they challenge our understanding of ancient construction. At certain sites, enormous granite blocks weighing up to 80 ...

He turned “cat burglar” into a job description. A 52‑year‑old man has been charged after an Egyptian cat sculpture and “priceless” artifacts were stolen from an Australian history museum, Queensland ...

An Italian archaeological mission has discovered the remains of a sun temple belonging to an ancient Egyptian king near Cairo, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said. The temple of King Nyuserre is ...

While most people credit Alexander Fleming for the discovery of antibiotics, ancient texts suggest that he likely wasn’t the first to leverage bacteria as medicine. Long before Alexander Fleming’s ...