Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose ...

Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering ...

There were many ways in which the elites of ancient Roman society flaunted their wealth. They built vast villas, sponsored ...

Archeologists say they have finally cracked the 6,000-year-old mystery of Armenia’s “dragon stones" – massive carved ...

A new radiocarbon study has clarified the timing of the colossal Thera eruption, placing it before Egypt’s New Kingdom.

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...

80-million-year-old fossils revealed that this dyrosaurid species began to diversify millions of years earlier than previously thought, starting with evolutionary changes in its bite.

The discovery of the settlements over the years has led to a new understanding of the Asia Minor and Anatolia regions.

Archaeologists finished excavating the most complete part ever discovered of the foundations of the walls, which surrounded ...

Located in western Tunisia, the plants operated between the third and sixth centuries and likely helped supply precious olive ...

New scientific work is quietly redrawing the master timeline of ancient Egypt, shifting key dynasties and even the start of ...

Abiotic chemistry in Earth’s atmosphere could have generated biologically important organosulfur molecules as life was ...