NEW YORK, NY – A rare and sacred collection of ancient Buddhist relics, believed to be linked to the cremated remains of the Buddha, has returned to India more than a century after it was first ...

The parchments initially contained references to a star catalog and maps created during the second century B.C.E.

Old Indian poems and folk songs are revealing a surprising truth about the land. Scientists found that descriptions of thorny trees and open grasslands in texts written as far back as the 1200s ...

There are several ancient monuments proving that our predecessors possessed knowledge of astronomy and used it for practical purposes.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most mysterious and iconic monuments of ancient Egypt is the Great Sphinx of Giza. You’ve probably seen pictures of it ...

An Indian national was among four people killed in a family dispute-related shooting in Lawrenceville, Georgia, authorities said, in an incident that could have claimed more lives if not for the quick ...

Long before modern telescopes, early astronomers mapped the heavens with math, myth, and sheer curiosity. This crossword quiz celebrates the minds who first charted the cosmos. When you purchase ...

A historic discovery in Peru’s Casma Valley is challenging long-held assumptions about pre-Hispanic astronomy. Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient structure at the Chankillo Archaeoastronomical ...

New research has mapped 16 extensive, interlaced river systems on Mars, dating back approximately 3.7 billion years to the Early Hesperian Period. These large river systems, despite covering only ...

Centuries of texts composed in Marathi, a language primarily spoken in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, challenge a long-held narrative about the tropical savannas there. A new study adds to ...