The ‘Ain Braq aqueduct, which runs through the Jabal al-Madhbah massif into Petra, was even more sophisticated than scientists previously believed.

A 2,200-year-old elephant bone discovered in Spain may be the first direct evidence confirming Hannibal’s use of war elephants in his campaign against Rome during the Second Punic War.

Digital tools allow archaeologists to identify similarities between fragments and artifacts and potentially recover previously unknown parts of their stories.

A four-year maritime excavation in Singapore waters recovered about 3.5 tonnes of ceramics from the Temasek Wreck, the first ancient shipwreck found locally. The assemblage includes an unusually large ...

Bison were hunted for thousands of years on the Great Plains before populations collapsed to near extinction due to ...

Everything we know about these famous war animals has come from textual sources, so this is a significant new find.

Dr. Shech is a professor of philosophy who specializes in the philosophy of science. As popular mistrust of expert opinion grows, we increasingly encounter the following skeptical argument about ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Thankfully, we can still turn to our bookshelves — and podcasts — to ground us. We tapped science doyenne Alie ...

A major international review has upended long-held ideas about how top performers are made. By analyzing nearly 35,000 elite achievers across science, music, chess, and sports, researchers found that ...

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year Joe Spring, ...

Kid lit experts weigh in on some of the year’s best science titles. Plus, what to look for when choosing a book for the child in your life. Are you hoping to inspire a young reader in your life with ...

Footage shows experts excavating the two-ton head of a whale that died after getting stranded in Cornwall. The 60-foot (20m) female fin whale was killed stranding in Parbean Cove in 2020. Its head was ...