Most of the 115 stones covered in the study, usually of regional andesite or basalt, measure between three and 18 feet in ...

Step into a world where history and mystery converge, where the ancient past beckons with unsolved enigmas. In this gallery, ...

An algorithm sifted deserts of data to spot what human eyes missed. Two sentences later, the Nazca Lines feel less like legend—and more like a living ... Continue Reading → ...

The meteorite landed, probably with more of a thud than a boom, in a river valley where camels now forage near the village of ...

The burials of some of history's most famous characters have been lost to time; providing an enthralling adventure for ...

The ancient Egyptians didn't want tomb robbers to pilfer treasures in the pyramids, so how did they stop thieves?

New simulations suggest globular clusters form in multiple ways and point to a mysterious new type of star system that may ...

A submerged port near Taposiris Magna, discovered by archaeologists and marine explorers, may hold the key to finding ...

Sophie Ly takes us to Palau to meet scientists and traditional knowledge custodians who are working together to uncover the ...

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb deep dives into some of the greatest death mysteries of the ancient world, as she turns forensic detective and re-examines the final moments of four of ancient history's ...

Biblical archaeologists are using ancient texts and modern technology to uncover possible clues to one of Christianity's ...

During her hunt for the Egyptian queen’s lost tomb, National Geographic Explorer Kathleen Martínez uncovered the sunken landscape near the ruins of Taposiris Magna.