The community that lived in the Grotta della Monaca caves had its own unique mix of ancestry.

Ancient civilizations accomplished feats of engineering that continue to challenge modern understanding. Despite advances ...

Across the world, archaeologists keep stumbling on structures so old, so large and so technically sophisticated that they ...

Looks like limestone’s on the menu for some unknown microbe.

Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on water. Roman encyclopaedist ...

Flower designs on 8,000-year-old Mesopotamian pots reveal a “mathematical knowledge” perhaps developed to share land and ...

Syphilis has long played a role in human history: some think that notable figures like Dracula author Bram Stoker and Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin had the disease. And scientists know that the ...

Ancient DNA has been pulled from a permafrost-preserved woolly mammoth found in Siberia, and scientists are thrilled. They ...

Thanks to Morning Brew for sponsoring today’s video. Scientists have used a bacteria that commonly infects us to track how ...

New research indicates that humans shaped their environments through hunting and controlled use of fire tens of thousands of ...

Researchers were able to sequence the full genome from the 14,000-year-old chunk of preserved woolly rhinoceros meat.