The annals of history are dotted with legendary figures whose lives have inspired tales of conquest, love, and power. Yet, ...

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

Thonis-Heracleion once thrived at the mouth of the Nile, a vibrant city pulsing with trade and ceremony long before ...

Geologists led by the University of Maryland and the University of Hawaiʻi finally connected the dots between one of the ...

Archaeologists excavating an area near Ramesseum Temple found several ancient tombs with canopic ... edited by McClatchy journalists. Throughout history, cultures have left behind a trail of ...

A new study traces a 120-million-year-old 'super-eruption' to its source, offering new insights into Earth's complex geological history.

Meanwhile, archaeologists also say they discovered an ancient city buried below Egypt’s pyramids. Researchers from Italy and Scotland claimed to have made the “groundbreaking” discovery ...

King Tutankhamun, who ruled Egypt for nine years before dying at the age of 18, remains one of the most famous pharaohs in history ... seeking answers to the mystery surrounding his sudden ...

Dr. Paul Scofield, co-author and Canterbury Museum Senior Curator Natural History, says crayfish were an important creature in ancient environments. "Crayfish bodies don't fossilize because they ...

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

Now, scientists have been able to confirm the identity of the mystery fossil, known as Penghu 1, through analyzing ancient protein ... National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.