New evidence suggests that alcohol was a surprisingly big motivator in our monumental transition from hunting and gathering ...

Some popular brands of Italian pasta could soon cost significantly more — or disappear from store shelves — if President ...

When archaeologists unearthed small cat bones in China dating back some 5,400 years, they figured cats had been hanging out ...

In Qingtian's terraced fields, fish and rice thrive in a symbiotic environment. The fish control pests and fertilize the rice ...

Archaeologists reveal hidden ancient sites across Greece’s Cyclades islands, uncovering long-lost rural landscapes.

A new study shows that Etruscan cities grew through shifting land use, farming, and settlement patterns in ancient Italy.

Olive oil is the Swiss army knife of foodstuffs. It can dress salads, sauté vegetables, even grease squeaky hinges. And for ...

Have you ever walked through a supermarket produce aisle and wondered if something's missing? Modern grocery stores offer a ...

The Fertile Crescent, a boomerang-shaped region spanning modern-day Middle Eastern countries, is considered the cradle of civilization and where farming first emerged. But little is known about how ...

There’s something electric about walking down a street where every stone beneath your feet has witnessed empires rise and fall. In a handful of places around the globe, the ancient past doesn’t hide ...

As far as kitchen staples, you don’t really get much better than olive oil. It can do it all—jazz up a salad, sauté ...

The Indus Valley civilization, located in present-day Pakistan and India, went through four periods of intense drought, which ...