A look at an ancient doomsday clock, its history, and what it reveals about early civilizations’ understanding of time.

T he Crypt of Civilization was sealed 85 years ago, with instructions not to open it until the year 8113 CE.

The 1970s were a restless, experimental decade for science fiction on television. Star Trek had ended in 1969, but its reruns fueled an ever-growing fan base, proving there was an appetite for ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...

A nearly wordless meditation on the building blocks of civilization — stone and concrete — Viktor Kossakovsky's documentary Architecton is a dazzling sensory overload.

A nearly wordless meditation on the building blocks of civilization — stone and concrete — Viktor Kossakovsky's documentary Architecton is a dazzling sensory overload.

Art History 3 Ways Ancient Egypt Left Its Mark on Modern Art Here's how artists and designers have borrowed from the ancient civilization's rich visual vocabulary.

People have been getting drunk for millennia. Historical records show that alcohol was an integral part of many early civilizations, from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to ancient Greece, China ...

According to the BBC, Shady noted that climate change had devastated the ancient civilization, and Peñico was likely a continuation of Caral, since the former emerged in the same area soon after ...

Discover the newly found Tiwanaku temple in Bolivia, revealing insights into ancient Andean civilization and its vast influence.

The new discovery could potentially help scientists solve the puzzle of the Tiwanaku civilization's disappearance.

Stone tools reveal Southeast Asia led the world in advanced seafaring 40,000 years ago, reshaping our understanding of ancient maritime technology.