A University of Cambridge-led team has analyzed giant anaconda fossils from South America to deduce that these tropical ...

Unlike other giant species, which reached their peak size during the Miocene before dying out and getting replaced by smaller ...

Ancient Greek myths of dragons, krakens, and other legendary creatures were inspired by real animals and fossils alike.

Scientists have uncovered how ancient Easter Islanders moved massive moai statues. Instead of dragging them flat, the statues ...

Scientists have long tried to uncover the perilous journey humans took to reach the ancient land mass that now makes up ...

Ancient civilizations left behind enigmatic sites like the Plain of Jars, Nazca Lines, Paracas Candelabra, Yonaguni Submarine ...

Mythology, folklore and even the Bible tell us that giants once roamed the Earth. And, it turns out, there’s evidence to back ...

The planetarium turns 100 this year. What came before the giant domes, with imagery of galaxies, asteroids and meteors ...

In addition, the team has included a roadmap to help others successfully obtain ancient RNA. "Being able to recover RNA from ancient samples, in addition to DNA, is like opening a new window into the ...

Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and how they might have traded them around the world. From Pomeranians to poodles, Saint ...

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Excerpted from Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations by Sam Kean. Copyright ...