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The ancient Babylonians were the first to use sophisticated geometry – a staggering 1,400 years before it was previously thought to have been developed. Sadly, these mathematical innovations were forgotten as the Babylonian civilisation collapsed and were only rediscovered this year as scientists took a close look at ancient clay tablets.

Amid the vast expanse of traditional Chinese culture, ancient texts stand as crucial carriers of literature, history, philosophy, and art.

Auckland’s hospitality scene is brutal - one day you’re hot, and the next you’re in liquidation. So how did a barely one-metre-wide cocktail bar with no...

Just before Christmas, the Auckland Museum opened its 3D Pop-Up Cinema and it’s eliciting oohs and aahs from all who attend. There are two films playing...

The Auckland woman who received New Zealand’s longest sentence for money laundering has engaged an ancient legal mechanism in a bid for freedom while she...

Researchers have created the world’s largest ancient human gene bank, and used it to map the historical spread of genes – and diseases – over time as populations migrated.

Marina Abramovic has launched a new skincare and wellness line that promises to boost our longevity with some unexpected ingredients.

PARIS: Archaeologists have discovered the largest and oldest network of pre-Hispanic cities ever found in the Amazon rainforest, revealing a 2,500-year-old lost civilization of farmers.

Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries: It’s a genetic legacy of horseback-riding...