Chen Jiao has a curious job: transforming visitors to resemble empresses from ancient China as young people explore a revival ...

A new study cultivated four strains of cold-adapted yeasts that had colonized Ötzi's body shortly after his death 5,300 years ...

In Ancient Greece, men expressed status, masculinity, political preferences, and warrior identity across the centuries ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Why are zippers on different sides of male and ...

The ancient Kush city of Jebel Barkal rose up in the Nile River Valley starting around 2000 BCE. New research dug deep to ...

Ancient China’s legal system was never only about crime and punishment. It was also a mechanism of imperial control, used to protect the throne, discipline officials and regulate social order. Across ...

The ancient Romans had a surprisingly unusual way of cleaning their clothes — they used human urine. While it may sound disgusting today, urine contained ammonia, which worked as a powerful natural ...

Ancient Athens witnessed a pivotal shift in women’s clothing, from the pinned Doric peplos to the sewn Ionian chiton, reflecting broader social, cultural, and political changes. Credit: Wikimedia ...

A mysterious ancient Roman object found in what is now the southern tip of the Netherlands has long been thought to be some sort of board game. With the help of artificial-intelligence simulations, ...

We are collections of emotions. Across space and time, H. sapiens has experienced fear and gratitude, deference and pride. Most of us experience love, and many experience awe. Some of us have been ...