The ancient Romans loved their birds. They rated owls as omens, valued geese as guards, kept chickens for divination, and raised peafowl for food. As for the thrush, a plumb avian of the passerine ...

Researchers recently made a sticky discovery. They found 2,500-year-old honey, sealed in a vessel and buried underground for nearly three millennia. The residue was found in bronze jars at an ...

It only took about 7,000 years, but quinoa has finally arrived in the American mainstream. This ancient grain first cultivated in the Andes has transformed from a trendy superfood to a genuine pantry ...

Ancient Romans had a big appetite for a certain kind of fish sauce – and a new study is revealing exactly what went into it. Researcher Gonçalo Themudo published his findings in the journal Antiquity ...