The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the ...

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.

Scientists studied a mammal that lived 250 million years ago and found they had an eardrum that could detect and react to ...

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

You have probably seen the images of the surface of Mars, beamed back by NASA's rovers. What if there were a time machine ...

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

A seven-million-year-old fossil may rewrite human origins, showing our ancestors were walking upright far earlier than anyone expected.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has brought ancient languages to life, such as Ancient Greek and Old English, by demonstrating ...

Language is one of the most resilient components of culture. Though many languages have disappeared over the course of ...

The idea of ancient civilisations pioneering orthodontics is irresistible, but archaeology shows their gold dental work ...

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 ...