Throughout history, numerous ancient technologies have left researchers and historians pondering the true capabilities of early civilizations. Were they more advanced than we give them credit for? By ...

A new study shows ancient Egyptians made bronze stronger with speiss, changing what experts knew about early metalworking ...

BUTTE - Some Montana Tech students have been learning to throw the prehistoric weapon known as an atlatl to understand the mechanics of using this ancient weapon. “Oh, it’s such a fun class. I love ...

The past has never been more visible. While ancient ruins crumble under the weight of time, weather, and human activity, a ...

On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse sent the world’s first telegraph message, tapping out the biblical phrase “What hath God ...

The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts. Those ...

While people today are living through the first human-caused global warming event, we aren’t the first to ever live through climate change. For example, between the years 800 and 1400, the world was ...

Ancient DNA from Napoleon’s soldiers reveals enteric and relapsing fevers - not typhus - as key killers during the army’s ...

Scientists dug into paleofeces for a new study, learning some very intimate details about how long-ago people lived.