A new look at cuts on a giant kangaroo bone reveal First Peoples as fossil collectors, not hunters who helped drive species extinct, some scientists argue.

Rome once had a near-equal rival just 11 miles away in the early days of the empire. The ancient Roman city of Gabii may not ...

A new 3-D model of a portable sundial found near Pompeii is helping researchers understand how to operate the "pork clock." ...

Each cargo load, despite being discovered in the same port, dated back to a different time period of the Iron Age.

The $148,000 award supports collaborative research and community outreach on Pennsylvania’s Devonian fossil record.

A team of archaeologists searching for Cleopatra’s tomb uncovered a sunken ancient port off the coast of Egypt, and they ...

An international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The ...

Researchers have developed a novel application of histological staining to screen for ancient proteins in situ—within the ...

Researchers recreated Martian conditions in a laboratory using E. coli bacteria and pure water ice. The samples were frozen ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 3,500-year-old military fortress with a zigzag-style wall in the north Sinai Desert of Egypt ...

Mars’ north polar vortex locks its atmosphere in extreme cold and darkness, freezing out water vapor and triggering a ...