For centuries, the pyramids have been described as tombs—but ancient language and indigenous traditions tell a different ...

For thousands of years, the Djed pillar has been seen as a symbol but what if it was something more? Some researchers now ...

Researchers identified an early mammal ancestor whose eggs may have helped it survive the Great Dying 250 million years ago.

For over 100 years, the National Museum has housed a large collection of inscribed tablets from the earliest civilizations of ...

The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

Curious sunken features beneath the Great Lakes are helping to reveal clues to a lost chapter in the prehistory of the ...