Through the analyses of gases and fluids preserved within salt crystals, the team extended the direct record of Earth’s ...

A molten lava world cloaked in a thick envelope of vaporized rock could be the strongest evidence we have yet of a rocky ...

LOS ANGELES — This summer, thousands of yogis from around the world will gather for a week of divine inspiration and fellowship, an immersion in the Kriya Yoga teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, ...

This ancient crocodile never finished its last meal. More than 2,000 years after it died, researchers can still make out a ...

In a Caribbean cave, researchers discovered hundreds of fossils with bee nests within them. It is the first time this behavior has been recorded, a new study finds.

It’s not uncommon for archaeologists to stumble upon ancient tombs filled with grave goods. Usually, we see weapons, jewels, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced ...

Two thousand years ago, ancient Egyptians were sipping mugs of a potion that caused them to enter an altered state of consciousness, in hopes of divine connection and healing. Archeologists made the ...

An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, scientists reported Thursday. Relatively little is known about Denisovans, an extinct ...

Bones of now extinct species became a haven for bee babies thousands of years ago, scientists report in a first-of-its-kind ...

More than a dozen ancient gold tongues have been discovered in a cemetery at the site of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Giant “dragon stones” found across the Armenian highlands were shaped and installed by an ancient “ water cult ”, ...