Decoded cuneiform tablets reveal early societies’ magic, politics, and bureaucracy, including rare rituals, king lists, and ...

Some of the earliest writings — including those inscribed on papyrus in Egypt and later in ancient Greece and Rome — contain recipes for making medicines. Finding physical proof, however, that ...

Ancient Romans may have used poo for medicine (yes, really), according to a new study. The discovery was made in Turkey by scientists after they discovered "dark brownish flakes" in a 1,900-year-old ...

A new chemical analysis revealed evidence that ancient Roman physicians used human feces in medical practices, after researchers analyzed residue inside a 1,900-year-old Roman glass vial, confirming ...

A massive study of ancient DNA from nearly 16,000 people across more than 10,000 years in West Eurasia reveals that natural selection has shaped modern human genomes far more than previously thought.

This belief forms the foundation of an emerging approach to serious ailment management—one that brings together ancient ...

Long before we had modern antibiotics to rely on, people often turned to traditional medicines from plants to treat ...

Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on water. Roman encyclopaedist ...