The Ancient Babylonians established the first known practice of setting new year pledges, a tradition that has endured for over 4,000 years. Photograph by World History Archive, Alamy Stock Photo ...

Ancient humans in northern China endured dramatic climate changes, creating new tools, hunting methods, and strategies to ...

A research team from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science and the Smithsonian has discovered a new plant fossil ...

The first ever recorded kiss happened 4,500 years ago, scientists have suggested, after discovering evidence which puts the ...

Recent archaeological discoveries have unveiled ruins believed to be part of a civilization dating back 20,000 years, challenging our understanding of human history. These findings compel researchers ...

To celebrate its 60th anniversary and the book’s launch, a parliamentary reception - hosted by Dr Peter Swallow MP and the UK ...

Several large sculptures were among the trove of artifacts that divers recovered from the waters near Alexandria, Egypt.

Venturing into an Etruscan tomb once meant crawling through rubble, breathing dust, and crawling into rooms excavated more ...

A bombing delay enabled rescue of some objects, but archaeologists fear the wider loss of antiquities from the many cultures ...

New simulations suggest globular clusters form in multiple ways and point to a mysterious new type of star system that may ...

Thousands of people gathered in Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby, as early as 5:00am local time Tuesday to welcome ...