Could Earth have hosted an advanced civilization before humans? This intriguing question is at the heart of the Silurian Hypothesis, a theory that challenges our understanding of Earth’s history. By ...

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early communities harnessed predictable tides for irrigation, but when deltas ...

New research reveals Sumer’s cities may have risen with the tides, rewriting the origin story of the world’s first ...

Long before the first sparks of civilization — or even humanity as we know it — our ancestors were already inventors. On the ...