More than 300 million years ago, during the Carboniferous Period, much of northern Illinois outside Chicago—including what is ...

Ancient Iranians hosted epic feasts with wild boars that had been hunted and transported from distant regions. These animals weren’t just dinner—they were symbolic gifts. Tooth enamel analysis ...

A piece of ancient Egyptian petroglyph dating back to the First Dynasty offers new insights into the origins of the state.

A new study has uncovered evidence that a giant marine reptile from the Early Jurassic period used stealth to hunt its prey in deep or dark waters—much like owls on land today.

Two new papers analyze fossils found in Canada and Kenya, respectively—vastly different environments for the preservation of ...

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust moved in relation to each other as early as 3.5 billion years ago ...

Science has shown that anyone can attain a super memory by using and ancient Greek and Roman technique called "memory palace." ...

Two tiny Scandinavian settlements in Greenland persisted for nearly 500 years and then mysteriously vanished. Their ...

Proteins from an ancient rhino tooth unearthed in the Canadian Arctic have allowed scientists to look much deeper into the ...

A new study on the ancient Greek city of Helike shows how repeated earthquakes transformed the landscape and forced ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers ...