Machu Picchu, a 15th-century Inca site in southern Peru, is actually several decades older than previously thought, according ...

Researchers have identified 303 previously uncharted geoglyphs made by the Nazca civilization in Peru with the help of ...

Labs around the world are trying to turn cells into autobiographers, tracking their own development from embryos to adults.

For more than a millennium, many Andean peoples used an object called a "khipu" (also spelled "quipu" and pronounced "key-poo ...

It’s hard to pinpoint when humans started recording and sharing knowledge of the past. But it’s estimated that they started ...

The Australian Museum’s new exhibition, Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru, includes a complex inventory system ...

Peruvian authorities said Tuesday they have tightened security at the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu after tourists there were ...

"The lively dialogue between the ancient Shu civilization and the Inca civilization serves as a model for promoting mutual appreciation among diverse cultures, fostering closer ties between the ...

THEY MAY not have the cachet of the Pulitzer or the Booker, but the Sidewise Awards for Alternate History deserve respect. The what-if genre of fiction is growing fast, with work of startling quality ...

Some people are unfathomably rich. According to Forbes, as of March 2024, Bernard Arnault is the wealthiest man alive, with ...

In the film, Paddington discovers a knotted string bracelet said to contain an ancient secret. Far from being ropy Holywood nonsense, this hidden language really did exist.

The Sapa Inca. Meet Emperor Pachacuti in this latest Civilization trailer and learn about this leader's attributes as this ...