Archaeologists have traced the earliest lock-and-key mechanism back to ancient Mesopotamia around 4,000 BCE. Made from wood and operated with a large pin tumbler system, this innovation protected ...

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Climate change is not just a modern dilemma; it’s a force that has reshaped the trajectory of human history time and again.

When rolled on a moist clay tablet, these engravings left low-relief markings, signifying that the object's owner authorized ...

With low-lying areas around the world increasingly susceptible to flooding -- this at a time when population growth has necessitated the construction of more and more homes in such areas -- the ...

Long before Mesopotamia, long before Egypt — someone was already mining in total darkness, chasing knowledge and pigment like it was gold. This wasn’t survival. This was civilization Buzz Aldrin’s ...