Across the ancient Mediterranean, few conditions were known to be as acutely painful as bladder stones. The accumulation of ...

Archaeologists have discovered eight human skeletons, bronze and gold jewelry and other artifacts indicating a ceremonial ...

New evidence from South Africa's Wonderwerk Cave suggests early human ancestors were using fire as far back as 1.79 million ...

Probing the dawn of the cosmos for clues to how the first galaxies and supermassive black holes formed is no easy feat ...

Two gold rings aged around 2,000 years old were discovered during an excavation at a new archaeological site in western ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,600-year-old city in Egypt replete with watchtowers, a church and a trove of artefacts.

Two gold rings thought to be about 2,000 years old were discovered during an excavation at a new archaeological site in ...

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

A new trail on Scotland's east coast takes travellers into Earth's ancient past, where scientists proved the planet was vastly older than anyone had imagined.

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

The ancient Moa Eggshell Cave in New Zealand contains the remains of several extinct animal species lost approximately a ...