The past has never been more visible. While ancient ruins crumble under the weight of time, weather, and human activity, a ...

At Egypt’s Elephantine Island, newly examined granite artifacts reveal machining marks that some experts believe couldn’t ...

On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse sent the world’s first telegraph message, tapping out the biblical phrase “What hath God ...

While people today are living through the first human-caused global warming event, we aren’t the first to ever live through climate change. For example, between the years 800 and 1400, the world was ...

The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts.

Ancient DNA from Napoleon’s soldiers reveals enteric and relapsing fevers - not typhus - as key killers during the army’s ...

Researchers have developed a novel application of histological staining to screen for ancient proteins in situ—within the ...