Astronomer’s name deciphered from ancient Mayan ruins for first time: “White-chested Fox”
Archaeologists have transcribed mural symbols from Mayan ruins to learn the name of an astronomer and mathematician from…
China scientists argue that harsh settings, not warm climates, drive early human creativity
Archaeologists in central China have directly challenged the long-held belief that humanity’s earliest ancestors reached their creative peak…
Dante’s Inferno may have predicted planetary impact physics centuries before modern science
New research suggests Dante Alighieri’s Inferno may have done more than shape literary history — it may also…
Rules of mysterious ancient board game decoded by AI, scientists say
A smooth, white stone dating from the Roman era and unearthed in the Netherlands has long baffled researchers.…
Fossils found in cave shed light on where our species emerged, traced to when Earth’s magnetic field flipped
Where did our species first emerge? Fossils discovered in Morocco dating back more than 773,000 years bolster the…
Divers discover massive 7,000-year-old undersea wall off coast of France
Divers have discovered a long-submerged wall some 7,000 years old under the sea off western France, scientists said…
Mystery owner of 3-million-year-old foot found in Africa identified, scientists say
Newly discovered fossils prove that a mysterious foot found in Ethiopia belongs to a little-known, recently named ancient…
Fossils reveal dinosaurs were thriving in North America just before being wiped out by asteroid strike, study shows
Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago,…
Million-year-old skull found in China could rewrite human evolution timeline, study finds: “This changes a lot of thinking”
A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years…
“Punk rocker” dinosaur was covered in long spikes and armor, newly discovered fossils show
A dinosaur dubbed one of the “strangest” ever found boasted an elaborate armory of long bony spikes and…
Stone Age settlement lost to rising seas 8,500 years ago found off Denmark coast
Bay of Aarhus, Denmark — Below the dark blue waters of the Bay of Aarhus in northern Denmark, archaeologists…