This week in science: The Sun is flaring up unexpectedly; a 60-year diabetes mystery may finally be solved; the oldest human ...

The Lilith Fair music festival of the late 1990s was named after Lilith, a figure of ancient myth who gained a modern cult ...

This video captures a world of wonders, including Yangshuo’s karst mountains, Mount Fuji, the Acropolis of Athens, and the ...

Rising over the harbor of Alexandria, the great lighthouse was one of the tallest and most impressive structures of the ancient world. This video explores its construction on the island of Pharos, the ...

Some ancient societies in China and Southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them ...

Human remains found in tightly crouched postures at pre-Neolithic burial sites in China and Southeast Asia appear to have ...

Missouri State University archaeologists Daniel Pierce and Christopher Bodine are heading to Brazil to study ancient ...

Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a 1,600-year-old Christian care facility for the elderly near the Sea of Galilee, ...

A few dozen enthusiasts of ancient hunting tools participated in the Northeast Open Atlatl Championship in Addison, Vermont, ...

The world's oldest mummies found in China and Southeast Asia, 10,000 years ago smoke drying corpses, new research indicates.

A South African man’s viral prophecy that the Rapture would occur Sept. 23–24 has ignited debate, skepticism, and ridicule ...

Riversleigh, in northwest, Australia, is one of the world’s premier fossil sites. Its exceptional remains of mammals, birds, and reptiles, 25-15 M ...