Archaeologists have discovered a trove of treasures inside an ancient Egyptian tomb that they said rewrites history by ...

Most of them come from a subset of viruses called retroviruses, which infect host cells and then trick them into making the ...

New research reveals ancient humans in southern Africa lived in isolation for nearly 100,000 years. This led to unique ...

After theorizing on the fossilized bird’s cause of death, the paleontologists decided on the new species’ name: Chromeornis ...

They built four models through which it could distinguish things with biological antecedents from things which lacked them. The oldest sample they identified as biological was 3.3bn years old—twice ...

A new study using advanced fossil imaging reveals that ancient pterosaurs may have mastered flight almost instantly when they ...

How life began on Earth is one of the biggest remaining questions in science. Now, NASA has taken a major step towards ...

The first humans arrived upon the landmass now known as Australia around 60,000 years ago along two distinct routes, ...

Ancient Greek myths of dragons, krakens, and other legendary creatures were inspired by real animals and fossils alike.

NASA’s Bennu samples have revealed life-linked sugars, a mysterious gum-like substance and even grains of ancient stardust.

From the Library of Alexandria to the lost works of Plato, the world is littered with ancient writings containing long-lost ...