Researchers have uncovered the world’s oldest known cave art—a 67,800-year-old hand stencil in Indonesia. The unusual, claw-like design hints at early symbolic thinking and possibly spiritual beliefs.

A 2,100-year-old sling bullet with a sarcastic inscribed message “learn” attached was found in the holy land, on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. “Learn your lesson,” “learn never to ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered evidence of ancient water flows on Mars, while a study suggests a younger age for ...

A microscopic layer of environmental carbon solves a long-standing mystery about static electricity's true origins.

When NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater in 2021, its primary mission was to scour the remnants of a dried-up Martian lakebed for signs of ancient life. Scientists have been focused on ...

Learn more about the nearly invisible layer of carbon that may control how dust grains become electrically charged and how ...

The ancient world holds secrets that continue to baffle archaeologists, historians, and curious minds today. From cities that ...

Scientists have uncovered new clues about some of Earth’s earliest fish, shedding light on the ancient origins of vertebrates ...

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Some of the earliest writings — including those inscribed on papyrus in Egypt and later in ancient Greece and Rome — contain recipes for making medicines. Finding physical proof, however, that ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Nearly a century ago, archaeologists excavating a cemetery in ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza might get all the headlines, but it wasn't humanity’s first monumental effort. Long before pharaohs were stacking limestone in Egypt, people across the world were carving ...