Scientists Say a New Discovery Could Rewrite the Origin of Life ...

A rare discovery reveals that a fragment of Homer's Iliad was placed on a 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy during burial, puzzling archaeologists.

What began as a routine drainage project at an ancient Thai temple quickly turned into one of the country's most remarkable ...

Archaeologists continue uncovering ancient cities, inscriptions and artifacts connected to stories found in the Bible. Some discoveries are forcing historians to reevaluate long-dismissed accounts ...

An 18th-century archaeological dig uncovered a library of intact but charred scrolls. Their contents have been unreadable until recently.

From a cheeky slingshot to Paul's letters and information on King Nebuchadnezzar, new research is offering insight into some of the Bible's best-known stories.

It was one of history’s most dramatic moments—but the eruption of Mount Vesuvius wasn’t a single disaster. Recent evidence reveals how three settlements faced three distinct fates, reshaping our ...

Jaw fragments from Egypt’s Wadi Moghra reveal Masripithecus, a 17-million-year-old ape that may shift early-ape evolution from East Africa to North Africa.

A newly identified fossil ape from northern Egypt is reshaping ideas about where the ancestors of modern apes first emerged.

For 1,700 years, no one knew where the First Council of Nicaea actually took place. The answer may have been sitting in a ...

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An amateur astronomer from Quebec spotted an unusual circular depression while planning a camping and road trip through the ...