Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and some interesting parallels relative to today. Ancient civilizations that ...

A Rochester Institute of Technology researcher developed a mathematical method that shows climate change likely caused the rise and fall of an ancient civilization. In an article recently featured in ...

Around 4,200 and 3,200 years ago, the planet experienced two major climatic events characterized by increased aridity. For ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The Roman Empire fell more than 1,500 years ago, but its grip on the popular imagination is still strong, as ...

From the tenth to the fifteenth centuries the earth experienced a rise in surface temperature that changed climate worldwide-a preview of today's global warming. In some areas, including Western ...

Perhaps the inspiration for Atlantis, Minoan civilization born on the island of Crete spread throughout the Mediterranean before it mysteriously collapsed.

Missouri State University archaeologists Daniel Pierce and Christopher Bodine are heading to Brazil to study ancient ...

This figure shows the settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization during different phases of its evolution. RIT Assistant Professor Nishant Malik developed a mathematical method that shows climate ...

The Roman Empire fell more than 1,500 years ago, but its grip on the popular imagination is still strong, as evidenced by a recent trend on TikTok. Women started filming the men in their lives to ...