Scientists have gained new insight into the Silk Road through the discovery of two abandoned cities. Located in southeastern Uzbekistan, the cities were likely large urban centers that now point ...

Reprinted with permission from World at Large A pair of lost cities in the highlands of Uzbekistan recently found by archaeologists using lidar demonstrate that the bounty of the Silk Road trade ...

Golden Eagle Luxury Trains are also advancing with the new Golden Eagle Silk Road Express, slated to debut in 2025. The new train will travel along one of the world’s most legendary paths ...

It’s the oldest gun in the West. Scientists have exhumed a nearly 500-year-old bronze conquistador cannon in Arizona that’s the oldest gun ever discovered in the United States, per a ...

The decomposing body of a man was discovered early Monday between two concrete pillars along the 101 Freeway, authorities said. California Highway Patrol officers responded at 1:21 a.m. to a ...

Researchers may have deciphered the oldest known scrap of alphabetic writing yet discovered, and it may be a nearly 4,500-year-old gift tag. A clay cylinder found in a tomb holding six skeletons ...

Oxygen, the molecule that supports intelligent life as we know it, is largely made by plants. Whether underwater or on land, they do this by photosynthesising carbon dioxide. However, a recent study ...

On November 4th, 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen. It was a marvel to behold since the tomb was virtually intact. Shifting desert sands hid the tomb for ...