Astronomers may have figured out where the mysterious blobs embedded in Mars' mantle originated.

Wind catchers, created 5,000 years ago, are considered the basis for modern air conditioning. This ancient technology didn’t ...

Fossilized bones in Brazil reveal that deadly infections plagued sauropods 80 million years ago. Researchers uncovered ...

Humanoid robots kicked soccer balls, boxed and even attempted archery at the birthplace of the Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia.

New genetic techniques are shedding light on a mysterious part of our family tree—ancient human relatives called the ...

A newly discovered Denisovan gene, hidden within human DNA, may have helped the first Americans adapt to their new world.

The continuous box is deformed, unable to hold the weight. Credit: Tu & Filipov, 2025 Engineers at the University of Michigan have found that ancient basket-weaving techniques could be the key to ...

DNA from ancient Denisovans may have played a significant role in helping humans adapt to new environments, new study reveals.

Thousands of years ago, ancient humans undertook a treacherous journey, crossing hundreds of miles of ice over the Bering ...

By studying the leopard-like spots on rocks from Earth and Mars now, scientists will be ready to analyze returned space samples when they arrive. In 2024, NASA’s Perseverance rover retrieved an ...

Archaeologists in Turkey recently excavated the ruins of a millennia-old city, revealing a fifth-century Christian church with a message that hasn’t been seen in over 1,000 years.

Archaeologists must have one of the coolest jobs ever—as long as a lifetime of digging around in the dirt yields some epic results, like priceless artifacts, treasure-filled tombs, or ...