Researchers have revealed the climate that some of the first people in North America experienced around 23,000 years ago, ...

Fossils of a ground-dwelling, carnivorous bird with wing anatomy similar to that of a pheasant may force a rewrite of the ...

One of the unresolved mysteries about the history of the Americas is when the first people arrived. Despite extensive debate ...

Even in dire circumstances, people and communities have choices about how best they can adjust, collaborate and forge new ...

Ancient flood stories may contain more than mythology alone. Their similarities have led researchers toward several intriguing possibilities.

The Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx might be Egypt’s superstars, but look beyond them and you’ll find intriguing myths, a warm modern-day culture and a very human side to ancient history—and ...

Researchers examined human remains found in Scandinavian homes, uncovering injuries that may reveal violence against ...

This image represents one illustration of how the trilobite fossil may have been set as an amulet or pendant. Fernández-Fernández, A., Valle-Abad, P., Rodríguez -Nóvoa, A.A. et al. Significance of ...

Learn about the discovery of an ancient crocodile relative with extremely thin teeth, revealing a unique feeding habit rarely ...

Deep inside an ice cap in Northwestern Tibet, scientists have found ice dating back to the last ice age. That pushes the ...