Cuneiform, the oldest identified writing system, defied deciphering – until 1857. What happened then makes a terrific read, ...

Researchers previously assumed that some of the graves at the site were royal burials. A new study presents a different ...

University College London, the University of Central Lancashire, Ege University, and other institutions have discovered that ...

A Bigg’s orca jumping out of the sea. Image via Depositphotos. The social structure of orcas offers rich insights into the dynamics of community living and interaction. By studying and applying these ...

It's a simple question – what is common stock? – but it's a good one. It's the first step in getting to know what you're buying in the stock market. And it's important that you as an investor ...

In some areas, homicide rates are higher than deaths in conflict zones, causing major human suffering as well as economic and social disruption. The impacts of this violence are highly gendered. While ...

Decades of research suggest that the quality of our social ties might be the single biggest predictor of our well-being. Social connections are sometimes called “social capital” for good reason: They ...