A remarkable discovery of 476,000-year-old wooden logs at Kalambo Falls reveals that early humans were reshaping their ...

Throughout history, ornaments have been among the most expressive products made by humans. They developed as both adornment ...

The World Health Organization opens a major conference on traditional medicine on Wednesday, arguing that new technologies, ...

Over 8,000 years ago, early farming communities in northern Mesopotamia were already thinking mathematically—long before ...

Amid India’s growing water crisis, ancient subterranean stepwells are re-emerging as a way to help alleviate the situation. Environmentalist Arun Krishnamurthy, known for reviving the country’s ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

These out-of-place artifacts, or OOPArts, are surprising for their place and time — but there's an explanation behind each ...

The culprit behind the mysterious disappearance of one of the most advanced urban civilizations at the time, contemporaries ...

New research suggests the Indus Valley Civilization was reshaped by centuries of river drought, migration, and climate stress ...

A pilgrim who visited the Second Temple in Jerusalem may have carved their memories into a limestone block for another synagogue.

The Ancient Pazyryk culture's frozen tombs, preserved mummies, tattoos, and artifacts reshape views on nomadic life.

Lara Croft returns after seven years with two new Tomb Raider games announced by Amazon Game Studios and Crystal Dynamics. A ...