Uncontained byproduct from an abandoned oil field in eastern Syria is seeping into the soil and slowly flowing closer to the Euphrates River, threatening its contamination. ● Heavy monsoon rains ...

Since acquiring the tablet in 1882, the British Museum made a significant breakthrough when it found a piece that had been ...

Low water levels in the two main rivers, down to 27%, threaten the ecosystem. The situation is exacerbated by dams built ...

Rashid’s book is as much a people’s history of Mesopotamia as it is a history of objects, great personages and notable events ...

China’s Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group (ZPEC) has launched its first subsidiary in Iraq, nearly a year after it won ...

Iraq's Euphrates River is running at historically low levels as the drought-stricken country faces its worst water scarcity ...

The story of how the first cities rose from southern Mesopotamia has long fascinated scientists and historians. Many ...

Shifting tides along the coast of the ancient region called Mesopotamia might have spurred the rise of the world’s oldest ...

New research introduces a paleoenvironmental model in which tidal dynamics influenced the earliest development of agriculture and sociopolitical complexity in Sumer.

As one of the earliest known written creation stories, the Sumerian creation legend holds significant importance offering valuable insights into the religious, political, and cultural aspects of ...

In northern Iraq, receding water levels in the Mosul Dam reservoir have revealed approximately 40 ancient tombs dating back over 2,300 years to the Hellenistic-Seleucid period. The discovery, made by ...