Earth’s biological history stretches far beyond the age of dinosaurs. Hundreds of millions of years ago, prehistoric seas and ...

A new study of two 600-year-old surgical tools from a Ming Dynasty tomb in eastern China has identified probable residues of ...

Prehistoric rock art site in northeast Zimbabwe showing a variety of large animals including elephant and rhino. Image ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

A colossal new sea predator named Tylosaurus rex has been identified from fossils found in Texas, revealing a brutal 43-foot-long hunter that ruled ancient oceans 80 million years ago. The discovery ...

Ancient Egyptians tried to surgically treat cancer more than 4,000 years ago, researchers have discovered. In a new study, researchers analyzed a human skull from the University of Cambridge's ...

Before telescopes, ancient Greek astronomers relied on naked-eye observations of the night sky to understand the universe around them. The meticulous star catalog belonging to one of the best of these ...

A hidden crater in South Korea may hold clues to one of the biggest turning points in Earth’s history: the rise of oxygen. Scientists discovered fossil-like stromatolites — layered structures built by ...

While NASA imagery has shown evidence of ancient rivers and lakes on Mars that transitioned to dry dunes, uncertainty remains ...

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