More than a thousand years have passed since their heyday, however, and as humans continue to destroy our environment, ...

New research has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, revealing the planet may have been habitable at some point in its past.

Jane Pauley hosts our annual "Eat, Drink & Be Merry" holiday broadcast exploring all things epicurean! Check out our ...

WASHINGTON — Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central ...

Possibly the most famous museum in the world, the Louvre - and its characterising pyramid outside - is worth a spot on your ...

A new study introduces a method to infer DNA methylation patterns in non-skeletal tissues from ancient DNA, offering insights ...

Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient Europeans adapted to ...

The "King Solomon" pendant likely belonged to a cavalry soldier stationed at the ancient Byzantine city of Hadrianopolis.

The Acropolis Museum’s new "Excavation Museum," celebrating its 15th anniversary, showcases 1,150 artifacts spanning over ...

Her guests include Diarmaid McCulloch, whose latest book, Lower Than The Angels, charts Christianity’s relationship with humanity’s animal instincts, and Helen King, author of Immaculate Forms: ...

We record with regret the concluding paragraph of the number: “The Trustees of the British Museum have decided to cease the publication of the Natural History Magazine after the issue of the ...

A member of the team, a water boy, accidentally stumbled upon a stone that turned out to be the first step of an ancient ...