Ancient Nubian civilizations practiced something that might shock modern sensibilities - they tattooed the faces of infants and toddlers as young as seven months old. A new study using advanced ...

In some of the ancient civilizations each year was designated with a label rather than a number. For example, there was a Year of the Locust, a Year of the Flood, or a Year of Golden Harvest.

Claims that a “world’s oldest pyramid” has been found in Indonesia have raced around social media, promising a 25,000-year ...

Tucked away at the northernmost tip of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, Copper Harbor exists as a wilderness paradise where Lake Superior’s crystal waters meet ancient forests and adventure awaits ...

Centuries of excavations have unearthed a few theories about what really brought down one of the oldest cities in the ancient ...

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.