DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

Experience an exclusive onboard drive in the McLaren Solus GT, one of the most extreme track cars ever built. With its screaming V10 engine and race-ready design, this is McLaren performance at its ...

Plague, leprosy, smallpox and other diseases didn't jump from animals to humans when we thought. Ancient DNA is revealing ...

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Taylor Swift's new song "Ruin The Friendship" references her high school years in Hendersonville, Tennessee. The track describes a friendship with romantic undertones that Swift regrets not acting ...

From desert carvings to underwater ruins, these ancient structures are so advanced that experts still can’t agree on what they were meant to do.

An Oxford University archaeologist exploring the Welsh countryside has discovered an ancient Roman road in Wales. He believes it might be the lost route upon which the bluestones were transported to ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell was speaking Tuesday at an economic conference. Photo: Hannah Beier/Bloomberg News Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell left the central bank on track to reduce interest rates ...

In a fascinating addition to our understanding of ancient Britain, recent archaeological work at Vindolanda, a key Roman garrison south of Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, has unearthed evidence ...

AUSTIN, TEXAS—According to a Live Science report, James Neely of the University of Texas at Austin and his colleagues suggest that country farmers used a 205-foot-long, scorpion-shaped effigy mound in ...

Wildfire smoke from the Palisades and Eaton fires blankets Los Angeles County as seen from the Kenneth Hahn State Recreational Area on Jan. 8. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) The most ...

Swifties believe that the song from the pop star's 'The Life of a Showgirl' album takes aim at Charli xcx Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has previously been ...