Today, more than 200 million people worldwide are infected with the parasitic worms that cause schistosomiasis. But where did the disease come from? Researchers think that they might have found a clue ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a vast network of canals underneath the world’s oldest city in Mesopotamia, shedding more light on the rise of farming in the region. Researchers, led by geoarchaeologist ...

Any archaeologist will tell you that agriculture is what really kick-started social development in the ancient world. So what about people who lived in arid climates? In Egypt and Mesopotamia they ...

09:54, Fri, Mar 7, 2025 Updated: 09:56, Fri, Mar 7, 2025 Archaeologists made a staggering discovery underneath the world's oldest city, uncovering 4,000 canals that would have fed over 700 farms.

A lost empire that ruled Mesopotamia for 200 years was wiped out by a cataclysmic series of winter dust storms that caused drought and famine, a study has found. The empire's demise was aided by a ...