Ancient Magdalenians practiced cannibalism, consuming enemies and possibly loved ones, revealing prehistoric violence.

A shocking discovery has been made in the U.S.—scientists have found ancient DNA in a living animal, challenging everything ...

This image of a projected video of the Dongsam-dong shell midden in the Neolithic Hall is provided by the National Museum of Korea. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- How did ...

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell ‘woody,’ ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’, finds a new study led by researchers from University College London and the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, revealing new det ...

Egyptian artifacts, dinosaur fossils and taxidermy mounts headline eccentric items at the SkullStore Oddity Shop and ...

Father Michael said Saint Valentine was one, very real person– or at least the man that the church honored with a feast was no legend. He said he did not know of the secret marriage ceremonies, but ...

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The study reveals a complex genetic ancestry with influences from both North ...

In Autun, France, archaeologists discovered a 1,600-year-old fabric woven with gold threads in an ancient burial site. The fabric, once a symbol of elite aristocracy, was found in a lead coffin, along ...

“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...

Cultures throughout history have put lead to use for wacky and often deeply poisonous purposes ...

In 1799, during his explorations along the Orinoco River, German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt “stayed with a local ...

ON STAGE Les Mis is Still Très Magnifique At its origin, Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables — the French novel published in 1862 — ...