Recent scientific reevaluations of remains have historians rethinking the prevalence of women fighters throughout history.

Do you dare to explore the dark and eerie corners of India where ghosts are said to roam? India, a land of ancient history and mysticism, is also home to some of the world’s most haunted places. These ...

Archaeologists discovered clusters of red ocher drawings scattered on rocks and cliffs across Canaima National Park—and have some theories on who made the mysterious art.

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Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.

Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans contaminated the environment with lead early on in antiquity.

Sunglasses are important for protection. But over the centuries they have also become fashion accessories and personal ...

When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ingredients essential to life, such as water, phosphate and ammonia. Together, ...

Metal detectorist Constantin Fried found a miniature lock dating to the Roman era while exploring a field near Petershagen-Frille, Germany.

Archaeologists have uncovered 2000-year-old gold and silver coins in Netherlands, marking the largest Roman-era discovery in Dutch history.

After decades of study, scientists sound genuinely optimistic about the possibility of detecting primordial black holes, which might explain dark matter.

"This is the best-documented Roman court case from Iudaea apart from the trial of Jesus," said one researcher.