Researchers have investigated a medicinal clay that was "highly prized" as a therapeutic for various ailments in antiquity.

A new magnetic survey of the ancient Assyrian capital of Khorsabad has revealed several structures, including a villa, buried ...

Necromancy in ancient Greece referred to calling up the souls of the dead to consult with them for oracular purposes.

A new study published on December 18 in Nature offers a way to explain that 150-million-year gap. Computer modeling and ...

With their eyes fixed on the sky, the ancient Greeks formed constellations through noticing shapes in the stars.

Tokyo-based startup ispace is preparing for its own mission to the Moon. The Resilience lander is set to carry a small rover, ...

Researchers dated the grave where the amulet was found to between 230 and 270 AD. This is the earliest evidence of ...

The discovery of a newly identified species — the oldest saber-toothed animal found and an ancient cousin to mammals — fills ...

A new study explores how variations in Mars' crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet's ...

Thousands of tourists, pagans, druids and people yearning for the promise of spring have marked the dawn of the shortest day ...

The study is published in the journal Science. The chart shows the relative ups and downs in species counts, telling ...