There were schools of thought in Ancient Greece that speculated about extraterrestrial life, in trying to answer questions ...

Scientists say a Chinese fossil site offers the first major look at life after the Sinsk mass extinction.

Soil from 7,000-year-old Swedish graves reveals hidden feathers and fur, showing some Stone Age people were fully dressed at their burial.

A limestone quarry in Hunan province, China, has yielded more than 150 species dating back approximately 512 million years — ...

Al-Ahsa is the world's largest oasis, lush with more than two million date palms. The rock art and petroglyphs of the Himā ...

Learn how a combination of archaeology and anthropology helped reveal hidden insights into the diet and culture of ...

During the Second Punic War, the famous Carthaginian general Hannibal led his forces to numerous victories. But did he really take war elephants across the Alps?

While many Westerners find the idea of eating beetles or crickets unappetizing, this view is actually a global outlier. For ...

They're ancient and almost impossible to read but Selena Wisnom has deciphered enough Cuneiform to show just how similar life was for our ancient ancestors.

Between all the tech campuses and startup offices in San Jose sits a full-blown Egyptian temple housing thousands of ancient artifacts that would make Indiana Jones weep with joy. That’s not a mirage ...

Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...