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How Ancient Trade Changed the WorldTrade created routes, ports and stories.
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How Writing Changed the WorldWriting ushered in history as we know it.
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How the Hyoid Bone Changed HistoryOne bone other animals don't have is the foundation of speech.
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Dusty Document Reveals First European Voyage up Delaware RiverThe nearly four-century-old document pinpoints the date Europeans first voyaged up the waterway.
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Flowers Evolve to Suit Birds and BatsThe varying shapes of flowers found in tropical forests may have to do with what has stuck its nose in there to pollinate in past evolutionary eras.
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The 5,000-Year-Old Origin of Ice SkatingSouthern Finland is the only place icy enough to make traveling by skates worth it.
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Beer Brewed Long Ago by Native AmericansThe Pueblos found alcohol without the help of Europeans.
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Historian: First English Bible Fueled First FundamentalistsTranslation was in medieval times
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Top 10 weird ways we deal with the deadDying is a fact of life, as is the disposal of a body after the fact. You know all about burial and cremation, but here are the other ways people, past and present- have dealt with the departed.
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Beyond the Grave: Death Gets More InterestingThese are not your grandfather's final resting places.
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Boomers Seek 'Green' DeathGoing green is all the rage, even after you die.
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The Profound History of CoinsThe introduction of coins made life a lot less complicated back then.
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Queen Jezebel: Biblical Bad Girl Had PowerA stone document seal has now been clearly linked to Queen Jezebel.
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Civil War Soldiers Spread Lies to Keep Spirits UpRumors kept Confederate soldier morale high, research suggests.
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Torture Has a Long History ... of Not WorkingTorture as a form of interrogation has yielded little.
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Catapults Invented Before Theory Explained ThemAncient craftsmen didn't need fancy math to build machines.
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History Rewritten on Cherokee CollapseWarfare largely to blame, not a lack of natural resources.
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Stone Age Settlement Found Under English ChannelEnglish Channel erosion reveals the remains of a Stone Age settlement.
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Enlightened Medicine Found in Dark AgesThe Dark Ages not so dark when it came to dealing with the sick.
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Warriors Once Occupied Dead Sea Scrolls SiteFierce warriors once occupied the complex where the Dead Sea Scrolls were written.
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07/07/07: Is This Your Lucky Day?The origins of lucky number seven dates back to biblical times.
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Help Pick The New 7 Wonders of the WorldThe public is invited to vote on a new international list.
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80,000-year-old Beads Shed Light on Early CultureThe first modern humans indulged in beaded bling.
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Early Europeans Practiced Human SacrificeA study of pre-historic remains suggests human sacrificial practices.
