For millennia, ancient civilizations have left us clues about the importance of living in harmony with nature. Despite the warnings etched in stone tablets, whispered through sacred texts, and painted ...

History books are filled with powerful kingdoms that ruled for centuries, building massive cities and changing the world ...

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

Climate change and rising salinity threaten Iraq's ancient cities like Ur and Babylon, imperiling thousands of years of ...

A study reveals that Sumer, the cradle of civilization, rose because of natural tidal irrigation that shaped the world’s ...

A team of researchers at The University of New Mexico has uncovered how a peculiar, prehistoric plant might unlock new ways ...

Hawa Hassan drew on her own experiences as a displaced person to share stories and recipes from eight countries affected by ...

Research shows that ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer, the world’s first civilization. Shifting deltas and tidal rhythms ...

The researchers’ reconstruction shows that by mixing four resets at 358 months (the inex cycle) for every one at 223, the ...

Thousands of years of history are at risk of disappearing in Iraq as the country’s ancient southern cities face erosion ...

New research reveals Sumer’s cities may have risen with the tides, rewriting the origin story of the world’s first ...

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