American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on protein power and country chart-toppers
The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people —…
Watch scientists decipher burnt scrolls without unrolling them
We might soon be able to read thousands of long-lost ancient scrolls charred by the eruption of Vesuvius.…
Archaeology discovery: Scientists find feathers that shine light on 66 million-year-old dinosaur mystery
Scientists have uncovered exceptionally preserved bird feathers within a piece of fossilised dinosaur excrement dating back 66 million…
T-Rex footprint trail thought to be world’s first found by schoolteacher in astonishing dinosaur discovery
A schoolteacher has stumbled across what’s thought to be the world’s first set of T-Rex footprints. The four…
Ancient proteins identify various Denisovan remains from Southwest China
Archaeological site and samples Bianfu Cave (26° 27′ 43.65′′ N, 100° 09′ 55.45′′ E) is in Heqing County, western Yunnan Province in southwestern China,…
Ancient DNA Reveals How Europe Changed After the Fall of Rome
Collection of artifacts from the sixth-century cemetery at Szeleste, Hungary. Credit: Savaria Museum, Szombathely, Hungary A study challenges…
Archaeology breakthrough: Sunken royal ship carrying MILLIONS in lost treasure finally found after vanishing in storm nearly 400 years ago
Treasure hunters believe they have tracked down a 17th-century vessel, after three decades of painstaking searching off the…
‘Earliest evidence’ of elephant butchery at Olduvai Gorge shared in new study
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Elephants are widely adored by many people today — but…
‘Earliest evidence’ of elephant butchery at Olduvai Gorge shared in new study
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Elephants are widely adored by many people today — but…
Archaeology breakthrough: More than 12,000 languages were spoken after last Ice Age before extinction wiped out communities
The world experienced a linguistic “golden age” several millennia ago when tens of thousands of languages were in…
Chatsworth Estate: Lost 17th century garden revealed after Britain’s record-breaking heatwave
England’s prolonged spell of scorching temperatures and parched conditions has uncovered a remarkable piece of horticultural history at…
Archaeology discovery in the Oregon mountains predating Pyramids could rewrite story of America
A remote rock shelter nestled in the Oregon mountains may have hosted human inhabitants roughly 18,250 years ago,…