A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. But who knew that books could kill?

900-year-old astronomy guide is oldest known book written in the Americas. In a rare reversal, archaeologists have determined that a Maya book written almost 900 years ago is genuine—after ...

China's first dedicated legislation on ancient book protection was submitted for deliberation recently in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, local media Sichuan Daily reported. The protection of ...

The suspect, 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian national, was taken into custody at the scene. He is facing multiple felony charges as well as a federal hate crime charge.

Now, the monastery faces an existential threat after an Egyptian court ruled to confiscate its property – a move that has triggered a wave of concern from Athens to Brussels.

This is a close-up image of an ancient wooden Egyptian falcon. Researchers have found a way to reproduce the 5,000-year-old ‘Egyptian Blue’ blue pigment visible on the artifact, the world’s oldest ...

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A team of Washington State University-led researchers has recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.

Enter this 11-year-old sci-fi movie starring Scarlet Johansson and Morgan Freeman. Yes, that’s right, we’re talking about the 2014 film Lucy.

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