Scientists using the ALMA telescope have created the most-detailed-ever map of the Milky Way's chaotic center. The observations could open a window to the ancient universe as it appeared shortly after ...

Archaeologists in Trabzon, Turkey, have made an extraordinary discovery, unearthing one of the world’s only three known ancient river ports. The structure, found buried nearly eight meters (26 feet) ...

Archaeologists uncovered an ancient temple in Nepal, offering new evidence of sites linked to Buddha’s life and early ...

At first blush, the structures in New Mexico built by the Chacoan people and those in Ohio traced to the Hopewell culture bear little resemblance. The Chacoans, accommodating the arid desert of their ...

Scientists discovered that wrinkled rocks in Morocco were formed by deep sea microbes that survived without sunlight.

A team of scientists has uncovered ancient fossils in Morocco that challenge conventional theories about the origins of life on Earth.

Cornwall is home to many great towns and villages, but this ancient spot is a great option and is close to one of England's ...

While hiking deep in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, explorers stumbled upon bizarre, ancient-looking rock formations—with no clear origin or explanation. Were they built by early settlers, ...

New research suggests these markings, while not a written language, display properties akin to an early script that emerged ...

Besides swapping out rocks for cardboard, board games haven’t really changed much.

Researchers revisited a 2,500-year-old mummified skull, uncovering signs of an extreme surgical procedure—which the ancient ...