High in the mountains of Norway, melting ice has led to the discovery of an ancient remote mountain pass, complete with trail markers and artifacts from the Roman Iron Age and the... more

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered evidence of ear infections in the skull remains of humans living in the Levant some... more

Early Muslim communities in Africa ate a cosmopolitan diet as... more

An American couple waited a lifetime plus 2 ½ months to visit the ancient ruins of Pompeii together more

A team of archeologists from China, Uzbekistan, and Germany has found evidence that japonica-like rice was an important food in... more

Researchers have discovered a new migration pattern (or lack of) at Pinnacle Point, a now-submerged region in South Africa. While it was first believed large omnivores would travel... more

Early Muslim communities in Africa ate a cosmopolitan diet as the region became a trading center for luxury... more

Rice has always been the most important food in Asia and the world. About half of the population on earth use rice as their main food source. The origin, spread, evolution, and... more

An international team of astronomers has discovered a close-in super-Earth exoplanet in the HD 164922 planetary system. HD 164922 is a bright G9-type star... more

The fossil record of human ancestors in Africa presents a significant proportion of our evidence for human evolution. Discovered primarily around the Great Lakes of East Africa, the Riverine deposits... more

Corn cultivation spread from Mesoamerica to what is now the American Southwest by about 4000 B.C., but how and when the crop made it to other parts of North America is still a subject... more

An international team of researchers has discovered and dated the remains of Homo sapiens and associated artifacts —... more

After analyzing organic residues from ancient pots, a team of scientists has uncovered new evidence of dairying by hunter-gatherers in the landlocked... more

After analysing organic residues from ancient pots, a team of scientists led by the University of Bristol has uncovered new evidence of... more

Here's a look at some of the amazing astronomical discoveries from ancient Greece. But almost as interesting as what they knew, however, is what they did not know. more

We're standing on a roadside at the edge of a muddy expanse. While I'm wearing rubber boots, Tim Pauketat is going to get his feet wet. He left his waterproof... more

Martian meteorites found in Antarctica in the 1980s just gave up the ghosts of ancient water, rich in organic nitrogen, that existed on Mars. more

Researchers have discovered an ancient plant species whose reproductive biology captures the evolution from one to two spore sizes -- an essential transition to the success of the seed and flowering plants we depend... more

In a brilliant dance, a cornucopia of flowers, pinecones and acorns connected by wind, rain, insects and animals ensure the reproductive future of seed plants. But before plants achieved these elaborate specializations for sex,... more

Beijing’s parks and museums, including the ancient Forbidden City, have reopened to the public after being closed for months due to the coronavirus pandemic more

Beijing’s parks and museums including the ancient Forbidden City have reopened to the public after being closed for months by the coronavirus pandemic more

Beijing’s parks and museums including the ancient Forbidden City reopen to the... more

This teenager was decked out in priceless jewelry. more