A massive rock from Mars, known as Black Beauty, has yielded new insights into the planet’s history. Scientists used advanced ...

A group of researchers led by Wei Shui from Beijing University of Science and Technology analyzed the contents of a bronze vessel found in Henan Province and identified an alcoholic drink about 2,000 ...

A new discovery reveals over 5,000 perfectly aligned pits on a hillside in Peru.

New research reveals how the invention of a crucial Ice Age technology helped humans defend against extreme cold during ...

Threading the halls with Robert Schneider between classes is not a linear experience. Neither is conversation. Waysides, detours, and sidetracks abound, fruitful territory for the musician turned ...

Archaeologists say they’ve finally pinpointed the site of a long-lost city founded by Alexander the Great - a bustling port ...

Meet Lucy's hunter, a massive, horned crocodile that likely terrorized early human ancestors in ancient Ethiopia.

A study has traced thousands of conserved regulatory elements back 300 million years, revealing deep principles of plant genome evolution—a discovery that could pave the way for more precise ...

Soil erosion in the Aravallis is rising fast. A study reveals built-up areas have grown by 53%, leading to a 13.8% annual increase in soil loss between 2017 and 2024 despite increased forest cover.

For the first time, scientists have used DNA preserved in ancient sediments to examine how a major natural disaster affected ...

The Archimedes Palimpsest is a 10th-century Byzantine Greek manuscript that was overwritten in the 13th century with a Christian liturgical text. This practice of creating a palimpsest, or a reused ...

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