Meet Lucy's hunter, a massive, horned crocodile that likely terrorized early human ancestors in ancient Ethiopia.

Carbon that has been buried in the Congo Basin's peatlands for millennia is seeping into lakes and rivers. Why this is happening remains unclear, but researchers warn that tropical peatlands could be ...

Scientists at MIT have found compelling chemical evidence that Earth’s earliest animals were likely ancient sea sponges.

Scientists have discovered a new species of chiton, an ancient marine mollusk that has remained virtually unchanged for the ...

A rare total lunar eclipse will turn the Moon a deep coppery red tonight, offering skywatchers a safe and spectacular celestial show.

In the collections of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge is a small copper-alloy tool from a cemetery at Badari in Upper Egypt. It is just 63 millimeters long ...

What if the future of clean energy is actually ancient? The Thunderstorm Generator uses plasmoid reactions, sacred geometry, and toroidal plasma physics to reduce engine emissions — reportedly ...

The Archimedes Palimpsest is a 10th-century Byzantine Greek manuscript that was overwritten in the 13th century with a Christian liturgical text. This practice of creating a palimpsest, or a reused ...

Statistical modeling revealed that mentions of needles and awls increase significantly in colder environments, confirming the role of sewing technology in thermoregulation and survival of ancient ...

During their excavation work, archaeologists discovered an oval stone measuring roughly 8.3 by 5.7 inches in diameter and ...

The copper and leather device represents the first evidence of mechanical tools from Egypt’s pre-Pharaonic history.

The goldsmith Donna Distefano uses ancient metalsmithing techniques to create replica jewelry inspired by portraits at the ...