Archaeologists in Austria unearthed a rare ivory pyx and marble shrine from a 6th-century abandoned church. The pyx features unique biblical imagery, including Moses on Mount Sinai and a rare ...

In the Peruvian desert, archaeologists discovered extraordinary designs that are simply shrouded in mystery. Of course, these ancient geoglyphs got the internet talking about them, but what intrigued ...

Stonehenge and Easter Island are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to unsolved mysteries The world’s most mysterious secrets Ancient mysteries have long fascinated humans. From lost ...

For the first time, researchers have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian—the ...

Scientists have confirmed that Yersinia pestis, the bacterium behind later plagues like the Black Death, caused the Justinian ...

Beneath Australia's soils lie ancient aquifers which supply 30% of the water consumed across the country. The groundwater ...

A team of scientists and archaeologists have found evidence that some of the massive monoliths placed at Stonehenge around 5,000 years ago were quarried over 200 kilometres away in Wales and possibly ...

Learn about the process that started life on Earth, linking amino acids with RNA to create proteins that are found in all ...

Human bones found in a resplendent ancient tomb in northern Greece belong to at least five individuals, including an elderly woman and a baby, Greek officials said Monday. The announcement by the ...