For the first time, researchers have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian—the ...

In the Peruvian desert, archaeologists discovered extraordinary designs that are simply shrouded in mystery. Of course, these ...

The ancient mystery of the great sound quality at the ancient Greek theater of Epidaurus has finally been solved, researchers posit.

King Celeus of Eleusis was the first man to learn goddess Demeter’s sacred rites, shaping the Eleusinian Mysteries and ...

A team of scientists and archaeologists have found evidence that some of the massive monoliths placed at Stonehenge around 5,000 years ago were quarried over 200 kilometres away in Wales and possibly ...

A mystery of ancient engineering revealed - was this the answer to Judah’s worst drought? A study by the Israel Antiquities ...

Beneath Australia's soils lie ancient aquifers which supply 30% of the water consumed across the country. The groundwater ...

A ring said to hold ancient energy and mysterious protection has resurfaced. But does the Atlantis Ring really live up to its legend ...

Special techniques used to study ripples in the universe may have helped researchers solve an ancient mystery. Statistical modeling methods that were developed to study gravitational waves have ...

Scientists have finally unlocked the secrets of a mysterious 2,000-year-old papyrus document.

An archaeological conference in Saudi Arabia’s AlUla discusses the newly opened kingdom’s bold heritage tourism plans and lifts the lid on new discoveries still baffling experts.