Bennu asteroid samples returned by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission reveal life's building blocks, including sugars like ribose and ...

The discovery of a peculiarly shaped skull by archaeologists has illuminated a previously unknown ritual deformation process.

A new genetic study of the ancient Chinese city of Shimao reveals a strictly patrilineal society that practised ...

Indian astronomers have discovered 'Alaknanda,' a remarkably well-formed spiral galaxy, just 1.5 billion years after the Big ...

A previously unknown medieval castle has emerged from the Swiss landscape after a researcher studying high-resolution terrain maps identified telltale features of an early fortification near ...

Archaeologists working at the animal cemetery at Berenike have documented remains from three dozen primates, marking a significant shift in Roman pet-keeping practices. Previously, the handful of ...

Scientists have sequenced RNA from a nearly 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth leg, the oldest ancient RNA ever recovered. These ...

A volunteer, digging near the cold stone of Hadrian’s Wall, made a startling discovery: an ancient silver ring featuring a delicately carved intaglio. The find pulls the curtain back on the lives of ...

According to a new study the early Earth’s ancient sky may have played a much larger, proactive role in generating the chemical ingredients for life than scientists once believed.The study ...

Oldest remains found in Antarctica raise new questions about early human exploration—could they date back to the 19th century?

NASA’s Bennu samples have revealed an unexpected mix of sugars, sticky 'gum-like' material and ancient stardust. Scientists ...

Archaeologists in southwest Scotland uncovered an extraordinary Neolithic site featuring jet-bead jewelry, ancient tools, and the remains of one of Britain’s oldest houses. These finds reveal a ...