Eels are the stuff of nightmares — slimy, snakelike creatures that lay millions of eggs before dying so their offspring can ...

Researchers have unearthed a remarkably well-preserved ancient relic in Japan, dating back over 10,000 years.

The research published on Thursday in Nature presents the first direct genetic evidence regarding the origins of the Shimao population -- the builders of Shimao, a massive Neolithic walled settlement ...

The declaration was reinforced two years later by the Potsdam Proclamation, issued by China, the United States and Britain ...

With the help of newly identified bones, an enigmatic 3.4-million-year-old hominin foot found in 2009, is assigned to a ...

Researchers in Japan discovered a pottery vessel over 10,000 years old in Lake Biwako, the oldest artifact found at the ...

Rise and Fall (BBC Two) is that it has nothing to do with Sir Kenneth Clark’s 1969 series Civilisation, despite the BBC ...

In four episodes, the BBC’s Civilisations series tells the story of the fall of the Romans, Aztecs, Egypt’s Ptolemies and ...

Have you ever noticed your cat staring intently at a seemingly empty corner of the room or placing themselves strategically ...

It is believed that the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, has ordered his forces to be ready to seize the island by 2027 and is now warning Tokyo would 'bear all consequences' if it dares to get in the ...

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It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat. Then, a sneeze. Then coughing, sniffling and full-on congestion, with or without fever, for a few insufferable days. Viral upper ...