A 5500-year-old genome recovered from human skeletal remains in Colombia may give insights into the early evolution of ...

New Haven, Conn. — Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium ...

When workers in northern China cut into a hillside for a new road, they did not expect to open a window onto a world where a ...

Along Turkey’s northwestern shoreline, where the Aegean Sea meets the olive-covered ridges of Anatolia, lies a quiet district called Ayvalık. Now it’s famous for its sun-kissed islands and seafront ...

Most days you move through the world without thinking about the invisible creatures that surround you. Yet one of them, a tiny marine organism called Solarion arienae, is quietly reshaping what you ...

Contrary to popular depictions of bee nests as large, intricate hives that hang from trees, the majority of bee species — about 90% — are actually solitary and build their nests in the ground or ...

The announcement comes after a years-long project on behalf of a joint venture between Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism Through the Heritage for the Future. Osman Doğanay, a professor at ...

The specimen was found at Mazon Creek fossil beds, a site known for its beautifully preserved animals and plants.

This latest recounting of the 1799 discovery of the Rosetta Stone—the key to deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics—focuses less on the decoding itself and more on the French invasion of Egypt ...

Along with its many other innovations, the Roman Empire revolutionized architecture with never-before-seen features, such as large-scale arches and dome roofs. And many of these structures still stand ...