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

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 ...

Were there really 20-foot humans living in ancient America? Newspapers once said yes. Traveling shows displayed “giant skeletons.” Bigfoot researchers still claim massive footprints as evidence. But ...

Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one ...

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

Iznik, Turkey — When Pope Leo XIV arrived here Friday to commemorate the Council of Nicaea, a seminal event in Christian history about 1,700 years ago, he prayed at the once-sunken ruins of an ancient ...

Explore the unforgettable things to do in Minneapolis and St. Paul, from iconic landmarks to hidden local jewels worth every ...

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

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

With the help of newly identified bones, an enigmatic 3.4-million-year-old hominin foot found in 2009, is assigned to a ...

Scientists have finally assigned foot bones found in 2009 to an ancient human species, and the move suggests that different types of hominins lived close by in harmony ...