When it comes to ancient Egypt, archaeologists never know what they might find – and visitors are bound to be dazzled by the displays in the recently opened Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo. In recent ...

The living face of one of the most important human skeletons ever found in America can be seen for the first time in more ...

The most feared weapons of the ancient world didn’t necessarily break the mold when it came to battlefield innovation. In some cases, these were perfectly in line with the weapons used by other peer ...

A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire. Ancient Chinese people developed their own writing system and several famous ...

Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has been infecting humans for at least 2,500 years. Some people inherited the ...

The rich history of ancient Egypt involves power struggles, amazing feats of engineering, advances in writing and art, and more. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Scroll was discovered in the archives of the University of Bologna. ROME May 29, 2013— -- An Italian professor believes he has found the world's oldest and most complete torah scroll safely ...

In a landmark discovery, researchers from QIMR Berghofer in collaboration with the Francis Crick Institute, have unlocked the secrets of how brain stem cells enter and exit a resting state called ...