Archaeologists uncover an ancient Roman house in Saepinum, Italy, with advanced water technology, rare artifacts, and ...

Human beings have been growing their own food for thousands of years. This fruit may have been the very first fruit we ...

Combining the writing on the bones with paleoclimate reconstructions, the team found how typhoon activity helped shift the ...

We’ve all heard of Zeus’s lightning and King Arthur's Excalibur, but the ancient world’s arsenal was far deeper—and far more dangerous—than the history books suggest. From the cursed spears of the ...

The zoo said its new dinosaurs - tyrannosaurus rex, carnotaurus, dakotaraptor and allosaurus - are among the most realistic ever produced, featuring ground-breaking movement and l ...

A new study reveals that democracy was not limited to ancient Greece, showing shared governance existed across ancient societies worldwide.

While the intent to deceive is ancient, AI and social media have complicated these issues by allowing anyone to create slick, ...

An Egyptian-German archaeological mission has unearthed a staggering 13,000 inscribed pottery fragments, known as ostraca, at the ancient site of Athribis in Sohag, Upper Egypt, including over 130 ...

Now that spring has sprung, I’m sure that those who have endured a long, cold and snowy winter are rejoicing. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m no winter ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with archaeologist Gary Feinman about new findings that show democracy existed throughout the ancient world and was not exclusive to Mediterranean Europe.

A remarkable find has surfaced beneath the USA: a gigantic lake over 2000 years old that challenges everything we thought we knew about history and geology. This astonishing discovery raises questions ...

Astronomers have uncovered surprising evidence of a thick atmosphere surrounding TOI-561 b, a scorching, fast-orbiting rocky ...