Recent discoveries in archaeology have unveiled a previously unknown civilization that could fundamentally alter our understanding of human history. This civilization’s unique characteristics and ...

A research team from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science and the Smithsonian has discovered a new plant fossil ...

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

A decade-long project to clean and restore the largest of the four Raphael Rooms uncovered a novel mural painting technique that the superstar Renaissance painter and architect began but never ...

Deep-sea divers from the Society for the Documentation of Submerged Sites, working with Sicily’s Superintendency of the Sea, discovered the bronze helmet—this one complete with cheekpieces, an ...

Dinosaur footprints went from prehistory to current affairs when they were unearthed in a property owner’s backyard after recent floods in Travis County. But the discovery of dinosaur remains in Texas ...

Researchers say recently discovered teeth come from a previously undiscovered species of Australopithecus, adding to our understanding of human evolution.

Ten years ago, scientists heard the universe rumble for the first time. That first discovery of gravitational waves proved a ...