Some animals seem out of place at first glance. Sometimes that can be chalked up to the limits of imagination, but other ...

Before modern humans spread across the globe, Earth was already losing enormous predators and strange megafauna to climate ...

A cave in the Dominican Republic concealed thousands of years worth of animal bones that had been turned into nests by ...

For the first time, scientists have analyzed metabolism-related molecules from the fossilized bones of animals that lived 1.3 ...

We've ranked the most interesting archaeological finds of all time, ranging from the intricate ruins of Machu Picchu to the ...

Massive underground tunnels discovered across South America are not human-made. Scientists now believe extinct giant ground ...

Analysis of latrine sediments at the Roman fort of Vindolanda has revealed that at least three parasites were widespread ...

Over 8,000 years ago, early farming communities in northern Mesopotamia were already thinking mathematically—long before ...

A teenage boy who lived more than 6,000 years ago was able to survive a lion attack and live for several months afterwards, a ...

A massive trail of dinosaur footprints found close to the 2026 Wnter Olympics site in Italy is one of the largest ever ...

A giant ocean predator that terrorised the seas during the time of the dinosaurs may have also hunted in rivers, a tooth ...

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...