Some DNA passed down from ancient hunter-gatherers has been found to be a crucial force in living to be 100 years old.

Historians and divers are trying to retrieve prehistoric clues from beneath the waves—but they have to act fast.

Learn how ancient DNA and tooth enamel are rewriting England’s medieval history and showing connections between climate ...

Wind farm construction in Suffolk revealed a lost Anglo-Saxon village with 62-foot longhouses. The medieval settlement was abandoned in 1300s, archaeologists say.

A $2.3 million restoration is using advanced laser technology to clean and preserve the 1,840-year-old Rome’s Column of Marcus Aurelius.

Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of a long-lost medieval village, thanks to pre-construction excavations for an ...

The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the ...

We often imagine ancient civilizations as primitive compared to today’s urban landscapes. Living in mud huts, traveling by ...

You have probably seen the images of the surface of Mars, beamed back by NASA's rovers. What if there were a time machine ...

Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West's first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on ...

Scientists have uncovered ancient wolf remains on a small Baltic island where wolves could only have been brought by humans.

There were many similarities between ancient Greece and Egypt. The two civilizations were in close contact during the ...