In 2000 BCE, a civilization in the Americas faced a century-long drought by relocating strategically to nearby places.

Prehistoric trees like Ginkgo and monkey-puzzles still have close relatives that go back at least to the time of the dinosaurs.

In the summer of 2020, an international team led by a University of Arizona archaeologist reported the discovery of the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a ritual-based site that may have been built long before the rise of Maya rulers ...

Spotted from an airplane by remote sensing equipment, a vast and ancient Maya complex was hidden from view for millennia by forest and fields before it was made public in 2020. Five years on, ...

There’s nothing quite like a festive market to bring out the Christmas spirit in people. While these events can be traced ...

In the vast, empty stretches of the Utah desert, satellite imagery has exposed a monolithic and unsettling secret—a colossal, dark pyramid that stands as a silent relic from the peak of the Cold War.

The Grand Egyptian Museum has taken 30 years to become a reality, but it is finally set to open its doors, with an equally ...

The hotly anticipated new museum boasts some of the greatest treasures of antiquity. But there are some notable exceptions.

The towering $1 billion facility, which has been more than 20 years in the making, is expected to draw more than 5 million ...