The Chincha Islands sit about 13 miles from Peru's shore and contain huge deposits of guano, a nitrogen-rich mix of seabird ...

Seabird poop played a key role in Chincha Kingdom agriculture, fueling economic growth and political influence in ancient ...

The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the expansion of pre-Inca civilizations ...

Isla Del Sol Island rises gracefully from the deep blue waters of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. Known as the sacred birthplace of the Sun in Inca mythology, the island ...

Relics 3: Ashes for Gold is the epic final instalment in the Relics Trilogy, and the sequel to Relics of the Lost Age and Relics 2: The Crusader’s Tomb. It is an exhilarating 580,000 word interactive ...

At the World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta, be sure to visit the Taste It! exhibit. There, you can try some of these 11 unique sodas from around the globe.

From Lake Kawaguchi in Japan to Lake Baikal in Russia, these lakes are magnificent examples of the Earth's beauty.

Researchers have conducted CT scans of their mummified remains, previously found high up on modern-day Peru’s Ampato and Sara ...

The gold and silver mines of ancient Greece produced the metals needed to forge empires and lay the foundations of Western ...

PLOS One presents evidence that communities in Peru’s Chincha Valley were fertilizing maize with seabird guano by at least ...

New insights reveal where Bronze Age Mycenae's gold may have originated, from Thrace to Egypt and further afield.

Archaeologists in Saqqara are amazed today by the discovery of a 4,300-year-old mummy covered in gold that has been found intact in Egypt.