Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...

There were schools of thought in Ancient Greece that speculated about extraterrestrial life, in trying to answer questions ...

When ancient humans interbred, new research shows that the pairings were predominantly male Neanderthals and female Homo ...

Instead of depicting the Trojan War from Homer’s “Iliad” as originally deduced, the mosaic may be of the same conflict in Aeschylus’ “Phrygians.” ...

In our roundup of travel stories this week: a man recreates his father’s round-the-world bicycle trip, a luxury yacht that ...

The same travertine quarries near Rome that built St. Peter’s Basilica and the Colosseum are still being dug out today, ...

In Ancient Greece and Rome, pets brought companionship, loyalty, status, and love—from Odysseus’ Argos to Augustus’ raven.

For a long time, we've been sold the idea that Genghis Khan, the 13th century founder of the Mongol Empire, was so phenomenally prolific that one in 200 men alive today carries his exact Y chromosome.

Have you been enjoying the weather? Even the ducks look fed up! What a start to the year!

From Aberaeron to Wrexham, there are so many place names that we may not know the origin behind ...

Protein analysis and ancient DNA extracted from the Harbin skull indicate it belonged to a Denisovan individual. This discovery provides the first confirmed Denisovan skull and reshapes how scientists ...

On Saturday night, the Islamic Republic of Iran confirmed what hours of silence had already telegraphed: Ayatollah Ali ...