Once dismissed as “junk” DNA, ancient viruses embedded in the human genome play a key role in early human development, ...

A new study suggests an enzyme unique to Homo sapiens may have made us more competitive water seekers than our closest ...

Fossilized teeth show that two different kinds of ancient human ancestors coexisted more than 2 million years ago. One of ...

For some cultures, the practice of cranial deformation may have offered individuals a path to privilege later in their lives.

Researchers have unveiled an ancient Egyptian handprint that was left on a soul house tomb offering 4,000 years ago.

Carbon-14 dating unlocks ancient secret, indicates monumental Siloam Dam was built in 800 BCE to face a climate crisis.

Archaeologists analyzing over 200 coins dating back to the first millennium CE found that these pieces of silver indicate extensive economic connections in Southeast Asia at the time. A coin found in ...

Geraru, Ethiopia, that hominin ancestors lived alongside each other reinforce the idea that evolution wasn’t a straight line.

A study by the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Weizmann Institute of Science found that a climatic crisis led the kings ...

Ancient Trees, Dwindling in the Wild, Thrive on Sacred Ground Buddhist temples in China are home to trees from dozens of endangered species, a new study shows. Some of them are almost 2,000 years old.