One of the mysteries of human development is how we were able to create tight-knit civilizations and densely packed urban areas without plunging into utter anarchy. Smiting, researchers believed, ...

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Chris is a writer currently based in the Philadelphia area. They are currently writing for film website Flixist, podcasting for Marvel News Desk, and were an editorial intern for Paste Magazine's ...

Astronomer Frank Drake formulated his influential equation in 1961 to estimate the number of civilizations in the Milky Way capable of communicating with us. Our understanding of planetary science has ...

Whenever a new Civilization game is released, it normally has the same reaction from fans. They're unsure about the new features that differ from the previous title; if it ain't broke, why fix it?

Across the world, different ancient civilizations built similar structures. Could they have been mapping out the stars?

As a child, Klaus Schmidt used to grub around in caves in his native Germany in the hope of finding prehistoric paintings. Thirty years later, representing the German Archaeological Institute, he ...

I am a huge fan of The Fourth Turning, a consideration of whether there is a cycle to history – are our times linear, circular, or, as they claim, spiral?

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. In recent years, archaeologists have turned to lasers in order to unearth previously hidden ancient ...