In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists have unearthed a hidden fortress in the mountains of North Macedonia, believed ...

New research shows that hippos lived in central Europe tens of thousands of years longer than previously thought. Ancient DNA ...

The computer modeling revealed that prehistoric humans influenced European landscapes through two primary mechanisms: deliberate burning of trees and shrubs to create more open habitats, and hunting ...

Venus figurines, with exaggerated sexual characteristics such as big hips and breasts, began appearing about 40,000 years ago ...

Ancient DNA reveals Napoleon’s army was decimated by hidden fevers, not typhus, during the disastrous 1812 Russian invasion.

A fire whistle might seem like ancient technology when it comes to alerting a community about a fire. But in New Stanton, residents say that, without the whistle, they’re concerned the fire department ...

When scientists sequenced the Neanderthal genome in 2010, they learned that Neanderthals interbred with human ancestors ...

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

A team of researchers has uncovered extensive remains of a semi-submerged ancient settlement along the northern coast of ...

DNA from the remains of the French Emperor's troops has identified the pathogens likely responsible for their demise.

One of the first events to signal the collapse of Napoleon's reign was his crushing defeat after an invasion of Russia in ...

In the summer of 1812, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led about half a million soldiers to invade the Russian Empire. But ...