Now, French archaeologist François Desset and his colleagues say they have cracked much of it. If confirmed, their work would ...

Around 100 million years ago, real kraken-like creatures stalked Earth’s prehistoric oceans. According to a study published ...

A newly confirmed mass grave in ancient Jordan offers chilling insight into one of history’s first pandemics. Hundreds of ...

Scientists have developed innovative packaging using starch and salt-infused paperboard to keep bread fresh for over 72 hours ...

A bizarre, cyclops-like creature from nearly 600 million years ago may hold the key to how your eyes—and even your sleep ...

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover took this selfie at a location nicknamed "Mary Anning" after a 19th century English ...

When the Western Roman Empire fell in the fifth century C.E., Europe was plunged into chaos as barbarian Germanic forces ...

A new study found that a pachyderm skeleton, dismissed for decades as unimportant, offers evidence of careful planning, ...

Recently uncovered damage to walls in Pompeii displays patterns that may have been made by an ancient “machine gun” called a ...

Octopuses' earliest relatives may have been gigantic predators hunting during the age of dinosaurs, according to new Hokkaido ...

China’s agricultural history with cannabis is deeper than previously believed, with a new study placing the staple crop among ...

A system once tied to DNA organization in cyanobacteria has evolved into a structure that shapes the cell itself. This shift ...