A vast stretch of islands across the South Pacific holds one of the oldest human stories on Earth. For tens of thousands of ...

In a first, scientists recovered human DNA from ancient cave paintings, a breakthrough that could open new ways to ...

A stunning fossil discovery shows that ancient bees used the empty tooth sockets of mammal bones as tiny nests after owls ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced ...

A bizarre 212 million year old crocodile relative walked on two legs like a dinosaur, with a toothless beak and tiny arms.

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A tiny curse tablet excavated in the Dutch municipality of Heerlen allegedly invokes Egyptian deities and demons not in Latin ...

Fragments of a star catalog from the second century B.C. have turned up in a manuscript that had been erased and written over centuries later. A new analysis of the religious manuscript shows that the ...

The Hidden Side of Monumental Splendor When we think of ancient monuments, what pops into mind? Towering pyramids, grand ...