Modern technology, new excavations and curious amateurs have helped unearth some of the world's greatest treasures in the ...

Researchers uncovered a 2.75–2.44 million-year-old site in Kenya showing that early humans maintained stone tool traditions for nearly 300,000 years despite extreme climate swings. The tools, ...

A recently published study suggests humans' creative inclinations go back much further than previously thought ...

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring ...

New research reveals that Earth’s so-called “Boring Billion” was a time of dramatic change beneath the surface.

The well-worn concrete floors tell tales of countless shopping carts piloted by determined bargain hunters, each one arriving with a shopping list that will be promptly forgotten upon discovering the ...

Discover how ancient climate systems can be understood through the peculiar isotopic properties of prehistoric plant species.

Did you know they found ships in the middle of the desert that are older than the pyramids? Sounds crazy, right? These ancient ships were discovered in Egypt, buried near the Nile River, and they date ...

According to viral social media posts, the Torenza woman came from a 'real' country named 'Torenza', an ancient civilization ...

The fossil was uncovered in Myanmar’s Kachin region and has been identified as a new species named Cretosabethes primaevus.

Scientists have found that ancient horsetail plants change water chemistry in surprising ways, offering new clues about Earth ...

A team of U.S. researchers uncovered the world’s oldest directly dated ice and air trapped deep within the Allan Hills region ...