Far below the waves, where sunlight never reaches, a fragment of bone has forced scientists to redraw parts of the human ...

A double burial found in southern Italy more than 60 years ago has just yielded a striking new secret: ancient DNA has confirmed a rare inherited form of dwarfism in a teenage girl who lived around 12 ...

When it comes to ancient Egypt, archaeologists never know what they might find – and visitors are bound to be dazzled by the displays in the recently opened Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo. In recent ...

Petra, in today’s southern Jordan, is famous for its rock-cut monuments, but it was also a city that could not thrive without careful water planning. At its height, Petra supported baths, pools, ...

Water discoveries in space happen all the time. But this one’s actually a big deal, and not just because some scientists got excited (though they absolutely did). NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory ...

Extraordinary ancient finds were recently unearthed in Ephesus, the Turkish city where Paul the Apostle once preached. The discovery was announced by Anadolu Agency (AA), a state-run outlet in Ankara, ...

It might sometimes feel hard to believe when you're looking at a Chihuahua in a cushy dog bed or a golden retriever in a yellow raincoat and boots, but domestic dogs - yes, all domestic dogs - are the ...