About 2,000 years ago, life in the Roman town of Pompeii—located in modern-day Italy—looked a lot like life anywhere else.

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Following the discovery of 100 intact sarcophagi in November 2020, archaeologists digging at the Saqqara site made another startling find in January 2021. A further 50 ornately painted wooden coffins ...

A 5500-year-old genome recovered from human skeletal remains in Colombia may give insights into the early evolution of ...

Rising temperatures around the globe have already been linked to many negative impacts, including sea-level rise and an increase in severe weather. Now, researchers say the changing climate is a key ...

Officials have unveiled the tomb of an ancient warrior, buried over 1,300 years ago by a long-forgotten people. King Saint Stephen Museum, located in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, announced the discovery ...

When workers in northern China cut into a hillside for a new road, they did not expect to open a window onto a world where a ...

A single ancient jawbone is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about humanity’s forgotten relatives.

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New Haven, Conn. — Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium ...

(CNN) — Contrary to popular depictions of bee nests as large, intricate hives that hang from trees, the majority of bee species — about 90% — are actually solitary and build their nests in the ground ...

Cheetahs vanished from Saudi Arabia half a century ago. Now long-dead mummified big cats may help herald their return. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.