As archaeological divers explored the soil under the river as part of a renovation project on the nearby Wengi Bridge (a ...

Unearthed in the Dead Sea desert, an ancient scroll made of copper promises the greatest treasure in history. But is this ...

Geologists studying some of the planet's oldest volcanic rocks have uncovered new evidence that water was playing a major ...

For a long time, the story seemed straightforward. As atmospheric carbon dioxide levels fell and the planet cooled, large ice ...

Ancient deep-sea organisms suggest movement, sexual reproduction, and complex animal life began earlier than previously thought.

Science is collaborative, painstaking and iterative, with progress slow and some unsung scientific heroes lost to time. But every once in a while, a key event, discovery or conceptual breakthrough has ...

Narrow, worn stairs beneath the 11th-century Pembroke Castle in Wales lead into a shadowy cavern where early humans once ...

A new trail on Scotland's east coast takes travellers into Earth's ancient past, where scientists proved the planet was ...

Elite Scythians such as the “Golden Man” inherited their lofty status and shared power during the Iron Age, DNA analysis ...

The study found that Sindhis living on both sides of the border remain genetically closely related even after almost eight ...

Aristotle shaped Greek philosophy, but some works attributed to him were written by Pseudo-Aristotle, extending his influence ...

Scientists may have cracked the case of whether a seven-million-year-old fossil could walk upright. A new study found strong anatomical evidence that Sahelanthropus tchadensis was bipedal, including a ...