Seeing the north coast of Peru for the first time, you would be hard-pressed to believe it's one of the driest deserts in the ...

An unfortunate trend today is the mixing of Kiswahili and English, especially among young people, even when Kiswahili alone would suffice for effective communication.

Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far ...

The discovery of 'sacrificed' teenagers from 4,800 years ago in the royal tombs of an ancient Mesopotamian civilization ...

Astrology, the belief that the positions and movements of celestial bodies can influence human lives and events on Earth, has ...

The translation of ancient Assyrian writing into modern languages was a challenge that had long vexed historians. Three ...

Let's celebrate April first as "Healthy Skepticism Day", especially with fantastical astronomy stories and images online ...

Accountancy firm Cowgills has expanded with the acquisition of a long-established Greater Manchester-based business. The acquisition is Cowgills' first since becoming part of the ...

Bolton-based accountancy firm, Cowgills, has acquired Wigan-based practice NRB, for an undisclosed sum. Cowgills, which ...

Now it has acquired NRB, the Wigan practice founded in 1948 by Norman Richard Barton. The move gives Cowgills a Wigan base and takes its team from 220 to 250. Cowgills said: “With a strong reputation ...

eventually joining with the mighty Tigris River as it flows south through what archaeologists once called “the cradle of civilization.” This cradle is the land between two rivers, Mesopotamia—the ...

The oldest reference in the first known writing — cuneiform — was not about gods or kings, but about beer. Lots of it. It was ...