Newly identified bones tie the mysterious Burtele foot to a new Australopithecus species that lived alongside Lucy more than ...

The 12,000-year-old Göbekli Tepe site in Turkey is often called the “zero point of history”, said The Archaeologist. But ...

Some common foods that we have in our pantries can be traced back to ancient times. Take a look at the deep history of our ...

The burial site was 4,500 years old, but archaeology society members saw enough evidence to believe it was already in use ...

Our friends at MinuteEarth just released a new book! To check out “How Did Whales Get So Big?” head to: By studying the ...

Ancient genetic data from central Argentina reveal a previously unknown human population that endured there for millennia.

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

"Early-life malnutrition has been consistently associated with reduced brain volume and cognitive impairments, highlighting the critical importance of adequate energy and nutrient intake during ...

A Europe-focused study published in the journal Science examined 87 ancient and modern cat genomes and found that the domestic cat, which has the scientific name Felis catus, originated in North ...

Scientists have finally assigned foot bones found in 2009 to an ancient human species, and the move suggests that different ...

New research in the Journal of Human Evolution suggests that the ancient ‘Lazarus’ primate was North America's last until ...

From the Library of Alexandria to the lost works of Plato, the world is littered with ancient writings containing long-lost ...