Vitamins got their name in the early 1900s when London-based Polish biochemist Casimir Funk—one of many scientists seeking ...

Microbes have been discovered alive inside 2-billion-year-old rock, offering a rare window into Earth’s deep past. Found in ...

The 300,000 year-old tools show that hominins in East Asia made planned foraging trips to lakeshores and designed instruments ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

That means Jonathan will turn, at the very least, a whopping 193 years old later this year. During that time, the giant tortoise has lived through US presidents from Andrew Jackson all the way to ...

The world’s oldest man says the secret to his long life is luck, moderation — and fish and chips every Friday. Englishman John Alfred Tinniswood, 111, has been confirmed as the new holder of the title ...

Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

The world’s oldest complete Hebrew Bible, the Codex Sassoon, recently unveiled at the Anu–Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, carries a direct connection to India through its namesake ...

When it comes to African wildlife, few things capture the imagination like the Big Five animals. I still remember the first ...

They say everything's bigger in Texas. And that appears to be true, at least in the case of a group of ancient ...

Two recent papers, however, have shed light on what fungi were up to before 400 million years ago, the age of the oldest, non-controversial fungal fossils. In May, a team of researchers published ...

Visit a Historic Church Step back through four centuries at St. Luke’s, Virginia’s oldest brick church. Built in 1689, this architectural landmark offers visitors a rich look at America’s early ...