Eliza R. Snow, an early Latter-day Saint woman frequently referred to as “ Zion’s poetess ,” did not know the meaning of rest ...

More than a thousand years after a ship vanished off the coast of modern-day Croatia, archaeologists have uncovered a wreck that might reshape our ideas of the medieval world.

Mushrooms have been used by ancient humans for millennia, but archaeologists have only just uncovered their pivotal role in ...

Meet the Sword Dragon of Dorset - a ichthyosaur fossil from the Pliensbachian Stage which holds clues to marine reptile evolution.

A prehistoric skeleton has been found in an intricate underwater cave system along Mexico’s Caribbean coast, an area that ...

Scientists at Curtin University have uncovered a new way to read the deep history of Earth’s landscapes using microscopic zircon crystals from ancient beach sands. These incredibly durable minerals ...

There are many open questions about how our planet formed 4.55 billion years ago: When did plate tectonics start? When did the Earth's mantle begin to vigorously circulate in a process called ...

New research that decoded the evolution of mosquitoes’ feeding habits from DNA could shed light on the murky timeline of prehistoric human ancestors.

Colorado football spring practice is in full swing, and one position group that has stood out early and grabbed plenty of ...

Researchers have long considered these cave systems valuable archaeological archives. The latest discovery is part of a ...

Terrence Howard is making some bold new claims about his past with Beyoncé, and the internet is having a field day. During a ...

An ancient elephant bone hammer from southern England reveals that early humans used rare materials to precisely sharpen stone tools, highlighting unexpected technological sophistication 500,000 years ...