Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West's first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on ...

A $2.3 million restoration is using advanced laser technology to clean and preserve the 1,840-year-old Rome’s Column of Marcus Aurelius.

A research team led by scientists at Kumamoto University has discovered a new genus of microscopic crustaceans from northern ...

Scientists discover Bronze Age plague DNA in 4,000-year-old sheep remains, shedding light on how ancient diseases spread ...

An archaeological team has uncovered for the first time more than half of the temple, long buried under River Nile sediment.

For decades, research and understanding of the diverse bone raw material used by the Late Prehispanic Period (~1220 to 330 ...

Scientists have uncovered ancient wolf remains on a small Baltic island where wolves could only have been brought by humans.

In a Caribbean cave, researchers discovered hundreds of fossils with bee nests within them. It is the first time this behavior has been recorded, a new study finds.

In ancient Judaism and early Christianity, angels were portrayed as powerful beings who guarded the Garden of Eden, ...

There were different types of parties in ancient Greece. Not all involved alcohol and debauchery. Some featured intellectual ...

Long before whales and sharks, enormous marine reptiles dominated the oceans with unmatched power. Scientists have ...

The textbook version of the "Out of Africa" hypothesis holds that the first human species to leave the continent around 1.8 ...