Many millennia ago, the tides turned for ancient Sumerians who built the first civilization - literally. Rising in southern Mesopotamia around 6,000 years ago, Sumer bridged a network of city-states ...

Origins" viewers will travel to Egypt, ancient India, Sumeria and more to learn about the different versions of sky-beings and how they were integral in the formation of civilizations.

There are a great many things which we use every day, which are so normal that we take them for granted. Gregory Elder, a Redlands resident, is professor emeritus of history and humanities at Moreno ...

Jack Knudson is an assistant editor for Discover Magazine who writes articles on space, ancient humans, animals, and sustainability, and manages the Planet Earth column of the print issue. View Full ...