The discovery of an 11th-century Islamic astrolabe in Verona, Italy, has captivated historians and scientists alike. With ...

For centuries, hammams were central to Ottoman society, and while they fell out of use in Turkey with the advent of running ...

Archaeologists from Durham University and University of Al-Qadisiyah in Iraq have pinpointed the location of a famous early Islamic battle using declassified spy satellite images.

Archaeologists have located the site of an important seventh-century battle in southern Iraq by using Cold War satellite ...

One of the most important sites in Islam's history has now been identified and surveyed, owing to US spy satellite images ...

Beirut — Declassified 1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery has led a British-Iraqi archeological team to what they believe is the site of a seventh-century battle that became decisive in the spread of ...

Declassified 1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery has led a British-Iraqi archeological team to what they believe is the site ...

It was a case of religious extremism. The soldier had been on off-duty and was walking along Wellington Street. His attackers ...

Light as a healing tool remains part science and part mystery. Ancient practices using sunlight laid the groundwork for a field that has now evolved into sophisticated therapies for both mental and ...

For millennia, humans had one obvious and reliable source of light – the Sun – and we knew the Sun was essential for our survival.

The new fossil, found in Argentina, surpasses the previous ancient record holder by about 20 million years. Imprinted in a slab of sandstone are parts of the tadpole’s skull and backbone, along with ...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended his greeting to the nation on the occasion of Ayurveda Day and said he is confident that the ancient medicine system will be useful for the ...