Using a highly sensitive mass spectrometer capable of detecting trace chemicals, the researchers discovered that their early Earth simulation created an entire collection of sulfur biomolecules. These ...

Olive oil is the Swiss army knife of foodstuffs. It can dress salads, sauté vegetables, even grease squeaky hinges. And for ...

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale is clear: The tiny, ...

A new book, co-edited by Barbara Faedda, focuses on this strategic Mediterranean port city.

Where Three Faiths Meet Stone and History The Ellora Caves, known locally as ‘Verul Leni’, aren’t just a collection of ancient monuments, they are ...

When a 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck was found off the Sardinian coast in 1988, it didn't just thrill archaeologists — physicists were excited too. The discovery grabbed the attention of one in ...

This week in news from The Debrief… the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has embarked on a bold new initiative to explore altermagnetism—a newly discovered and puzzling state of ...

Go visit a sacred ancient site, if possible one featuring a high density of megalithic architecture, and when you get back tell me, hand on heart, you didn’t feel something. Modern archaeology, for ...

When was the earth formed? What are the ancient milestones in man’s development? In recent years, scientists have tackled such mysteries by means of radioactive dating. By comparing the amount of ...

The ingenious minds at Primitive Technology reconstruct a self-powered ancient furnace that naturally reaches 2200°F using only the laws of physics and airflow. Legendary football coach dies after ...

Humans have been getting ink for at least 5,200 years. Here are some of the most intriguing ancient tattoos, from cultic symbols to complex horse motifs. The remains of the intricately tattooed body ...