New genetic evidence traces the roots of English, Sanskrit, and hundreds of other languages to a group of hunter-gatherers in ...

Learn more about groundbreaking genetic research that reveals a long-lost population and solves a centuries-old linguistic mystery.

Where lies the origin of the Indo-European language family? Ron Pinhasi and his team in the Department of Evolutionary ...

A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and ...

For decades, the leading theory for the ubiquity of Indo-European languages was that early farmers, living in a region known ...

Scientists say that the two lost, but extremely important books by Apollonius, the Greek mathematician known to the ancient ...

Before the internet and telephone, societies relied on homing pigeons to relay important news across long distances. Here are ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

The history of Persian rugs spans over 2,500 years to the Achaemenid Empire, with the Pazyryk carpet (5th century BCE) showcasing their rich heritage.

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It finally happened. The bone-chilling sound of air defense sirens woke many in Tehran in the early hours of the morning.

Water buffalo gently glide through shallow water canals that snake throughout Iraq’s southern Mesopotamian Marshes, their ...