The search for the waters of eternal life has fascinated figures from Gilgamesh to the conquistadors to Hollywood studio chiefs. It’s been mostly — but perhaps not entirely — wishful thinking.

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It is perhaps the greatest of all cold cases: who was responsible for the death of the two Princes in the Tower?

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Commuters pass by police patrolling an intersection in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph) ...

Across the Levant in the 15th century B.C., cities were rising up against freshly-installed pharaoh Thutmose III. It would be ...

Rivers Hoopers have arrived in Abuja to continue preparations for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) playoffs which begins in ...

A joint Egyptian-Canadian archaeological team has identified the owner of ancient Theban Tomb, Kampp 23, located in the ...

Paris was a key figure in Greek mythology, who is mostly remembered for his role in the events leading up to the legendary Trojan War.