The elongated skull was likely caused by a genetic condition, but it evidently didn’t get in the way of the individual’s ...

A new study using advanced fossil imaging reveals that ancient pterosaurs may have mastered flight almost instantly when they ...

There were 22 gold objects, in addition to other impressive grave goods, buried with the deceased, indicating they were ...

Archaeologists uncover 16 Indigenous canoes, one older than the Pyramids, revealing a vast prehistoric travel network.

The first humans arrived upon the landmass now known as Australia around 60,000 years ago along two distinct routes, ...

Most of them come from a subset of viruses called retroviruses, which infect host cells and then trick them into making the ...

Ultimately, these 573 fortresses redefine what we know about northern China’s prehistory. Long before the first emperors ...

This creator thinks he’s uncovered a secret ancient message hidden inside the pyramids — except his math requires rounding, ...

Olive oil is the Swiss army knife of foodstuffs. It can dress salads, sauté vegetables, even grease squeaky hinges. And for ...

A new look at primate evolution suggests that the festive feeling many people get from a glass of wine may be rooted in ancient behavior. Scientists say our attraction to alcohol can be traced back to ...

In the earliest text written in Marathi, a language of millions in western and central India, a 13th-century religious figure ...