The world, in perspective.

For thousands of years, the recipes used by ancient Egyptian embalmers have remained partly obscured by the chemical changes that affect preserved materials over time. Now, scientists have found molecular evidence suggesting that Aloe-derived substances may have been among the ingredients used in some ancient Egyptian embalming mixtures, a possibility that h

23rd All Karnataka Manuscripts Conference, organised by Kannada University, Hampi, inaugurated in Bidar

The high salt concentration in the Dead Sea drives the warming and shrinking of the lake, and something similar may have happened in the Mediterranean 5.5 million years ago

We mow it flat, evict the wildflowers and congratulate ourselves. Craig Morris would like a word about our obsession with tidiness and the extraordinary world we keep cutting short.

Diane and Arlen Chase have spent a good portion of their lives uncovering the once-great city of Caracol. Their groundbreaking research is rewriting everything we thought we knew about the Maya

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280/743097' alt=''The Talmud Chronicles.' (photo credit: Courtesy)' title=''The Talmud Chronicles.' (photo credit: Courtesy)' /><br />The Talmud Chronicles: Bringing Talmudic Events to Life covers significant historical events from around 100-2

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_919,w_1380/743291' alt='A Yarmukian juglet found in a cave in Samaria. (photo credit: Boaz Zissu et al., 2014, HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM)' title='A Yarmukian juglet found in a cave in Samaria. (photo credit: Boaz Zissu et al., 2014, HEBREW UNIVER

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280/743290' alt='Obsidian convergent scraper found in Ararat-1 cave, Armenia, in 2019. (photo credit: Boris Gasparyan/Hebrew University of Jerusalem)' title='Obsidian convergent scraper found in Ararat-1 cave, Armenia, in 2019. (photo credit: B

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1087,w_1862/743200' alt='Hula valley's Gesher Benot Ya’aqov. (photo credit: Tel-Hai University of Kiryat Shmona in the Galilee and Hannah Farrell, University of Haifa)' title='Hula valley's Gesher Benot Ya’aqov. (photo credit: Tel-Hai University of Ki

The universe formed 13.8 billion years ago, so this far-traveled burst of radio waves can help scientists learn more about the early cosmos. However, researchers still aren't sure what produces these strange flashes

While spectacle is often the aim of luxury hotel developers no matter the location, Kyoto’s newest arrivals are following a more restrained playbook.

<p>Ancient Egypt&rsquo;s first female ruler lived centuries before Nefertiti or Cleopatra</p>

This is the kind of security issue that was found and prevented by AI, but is also a high risk because of AI.

Experts say that an oft-circulated anecdote about two royal astronomers drunkenly failing to foresee an eclipse thousands of years ago contains hints of truth

The dolerite that underpins the geo-history and water wealth of the Karoo became the ancient canvas for our First Artists. It has also dashed the dreams of would-be shale gas frackers.

The digital gold market itself is unlikely to move the overall demand dial much but is seen as an entry point into the wider bullion market, especially for younger investors who are obviously more wired than their older counterparts.