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

An archaeological team has uncovered for the first time more than half of the temple, long buried under River Nile sediment.

New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...

Divers have discovered a long-submerged wall some 7,000 years old under the sea off western France, scientists said Thursday.

Unearthed off the coast of Alexandria, the vessel may have once measured 115 feet long. Experts think it would have held a ...

Death Valley National Park has experienced so much record-breaking rainfall this season that an ancient lake has reappeared.

Record rainfall transforms Death Valley's Badwater Basin into a rare shallow lake after months of heavy storms hit the ...

Researchers have dated vertebrae from a massive prehistoric shark thought to have ruled the waves off northern Australia back ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the longest remains of an ancient wall that once encircled Jerusalem during the time of ...

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Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose ...

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...