Scientists have extracted genetic information from 400 medieval burials that date between the eighth and eighteenth centuries ...

The Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (UIB-CSIC) reports that thrush bones discarded in a Roman cesspit at ...

On the seabed off the coast of Taiwan, a fisherman’s dredge pulled up more than just marine life. Among the animal remains ...

(Did a "werewolf" really terrorize France in the 1700s?) In the 1760s, the Beast of Gévaudan terrorized France and brought about the deaths of more than 100 people. The werewolf-type creature is ...

A teenager’s unexpected discovery of a 34,000-year-old mastodon jaw is now capturing the attention of scientists and shedding new light on Ice Age life in North America. Chance Find Reveals Ancient ...

NEW YORK — Scientists have pinpointed the oldest known evidence of humans making tools from whale bone. The bones, fashioned into narrow projectiles for hunting, had been uncovered in ...

There’s been solid evidence of whale bone tools dating back to about 5,000 years ago, but the new research published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications pushes the timeline back.

Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston will be on view in Nashville from June 27 through October 12. Featuring nearly 50 quilts and coverlets from the MFA ...