Mr. Mendelsohn, the author of “An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic,” published a new translation of the Odyssey in April ...

More than a millennium ago, a Maya community collapsed in the face of a devastating drought. One writer joined an intrepid ...

Sharks, skates and catfish also have tooth-like structures called denticles that make their skin feel like sandpaper. When Haridy studied the tissues of her catfish, she saw that the denticles were ...

The settlement, inhabited from around 9500 BC to at least 8000 BC, is known for its large circular structures, which contain ...

An Egyptologist uncovered pro-Ramesses II hieroglyphs on Paris' obelisk, revealing ancient messages supportive of the alleged ...

Palynologists who study tiny pollen fossils share 4 stories found in grains that fell hundreds to millions of years ago.

In an archaeological first, German researchers have found a depiction of major Assyrian deities carved onto a relief.

Archaeologists have discovered the 'world's oldest calendar', dating back 12,000 years. Göbekli Tepe is a Neolithic ...