Recent scans of the Pyramid of Menkaure on the Giza Plateau have revealed something remarkable: two previously unknown ...

A vast ocean chock-full of microbes may have once covered more than a third of Mars's surface, according to a new analysis of ...

As the saying went, all roads once led to Rome — and scientists now say those roads stretched 50% longer than previously ...

Among the early Maya, the site of Aguada Fénix would have been a place for everyone to gather for trade, socialization, and ...

Merit's head covering was made from real human hair and was buried with her in its own wooden cabinet.

New research suggests that the holes were the site of an ancient marketplace, and Inca rulers may have used them as a ...

The Roman Empire had an impressive road network. A new dataset now visualizes the road map, adding over 100,000 kilometers of previously unknown routes.

Ancient supercontinent Nuna's breakup around 1.5 billion years ago set off a chain of events that made Earth more habitable, ...

For decades, the fossils found in the Pilbara region of Western Australia were the subject of heated debate. Were they truly ...

The study also compared the results with measurements of lunar anorthosites, which are rare rocks on Earth but very common on ...

In an astounding revelation, scientists have unearthed an ancient fish species with a hearing mechanism strikingly similar to ...