Scholars were wrong about prehistoric Sicily. Davide Tanasi, a professor at the University of South Florida, has new evidence ...

A routine fire patrol, operating some 200 miles northwest of the country's capital, Astana, discovered a nearly foot-long ...

A 3,300-year-old whistle, carved from a cow's toe bone, has been uncovered at Akhetaten, present-day Amarna, an ancient ...

This marks the first time researchers have identified ancient beetles, flies, ants and wasps in fossilized tree resin in ...

Archaeologists say they've discovered an ancient, long-submerged Mediterranean port, but for the head of the mission, the real treasure is still hidden.

Learn why scientists are cautiously optimistic about the potential biosignatures found in the Sapphire Canyon rock sample.

A tiny, reptilian fossil has been excavated from layers of ancient sandstone, where it was preserved for over 240 million years – predating the dinosaurs. The little lizard-like creature pinches the ...

In her search for Cleopatra's lost tomb, a National Geographic Explorer may have found a clue in a submerged site in the ...

"The port was active during the time of Cleopatra and before at the beginning of the dynasty," noted the archaeologist behind ...

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh ...

Scientists discovered the first amber in South America first with preserved ancient insects, revealing secrets of a ...

The news: NASA's Perseverance rover had found potential signs of ancient microbial life on Mars. The discovery represents ...