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

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

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

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 ...

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

Witness the mysterious beauty of Easter Island from above with this captivating drone footage. Soar over the iconic moai ...

The artefacts recovered from the Mediterranean Sea build on what we already know about the ancient city of Canopus ...

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

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

Captured at a location called “Falbreen,” this 360-degree view mosaic was stitched together 96 images that were acquired May ...

Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny, weird and feral.

Protein evidence reveals hidden variation in P. robustus. The species may be more complex than once believed. For close to a ...