Lead poisoning isn't just a modern phenomenon: fossil teeth show signs that it affected ancient hominids, and Homo sapiens ...

This little midgey could stick to rocks under water, something scientists thought only sea creatures could do before now.

Scientists believe they’ve decoded the mysterious symbols of Teotihuacan, revealing a potential ancient ancestor of Nahuatl.

The first confirmed fossil hands of Paranthropus boisei show that this ancient relative was capable of making tools, but was ...

Insects have long pollinated plants, but evidence of ancient pairing is rare. Fossils now show bees and linden trees goes back 24 million years.

Researchers report Cretaceous insects trapped in amber from Ecuador’s Napo region, revealing a 112-million-year-old humid ...

Poisoning by lead is usually thought of as a disease of relatively modern civilisations. Yet in a paper just published in ...

Ancient bones, artifacts and texts offer numerous insights into the past, as does the chewing gum that Neolithic people ...

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan described the work as a reflection of India's "rich legacy of scientific enquiry and ...

Researchers have identified what may be the first physical traces of primordial Earth, the early version of our planet that ...

The site’s design was built to adapt to the unique peninsula site and environment, utilizing features like zigzagging walls.

The mummy now known as the Zimapán man was found to have a diverse microbiome that reveals more about what one ancient ...