Ancient rocks reveal a potassium-40 deficit, the first physical evidence of the proto-Earth and insights into early planetary ...

At Egypt’s Elephantine Island, newly examined granite artifacts reveal machining marks that some experts believe couldn’t ...

These are the key pieces of evidence that convinced me something major is missing from our history books. A great starting ...

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

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

Premieres Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / KPBS+. Deep in the Arabian Desert lie thousands of enigmatic stone megastructures whose true form is visible only from the sky. Follow ...

Scientists discover strange glassy beads in southern Australia, revealing a previously unknown asteroid impact around 11 million years ago.

While more evidence is needed to link paleo-Americans to Japan, it is possible that they came by boat instead of crossing the ...

When rolled on a moist clay tablet, these engravings left low-relief markings, signifying that the object's owner authorized ...

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

Researchers have developed a novel application of histological staining to screen for ancient proteins in situ—within the ...