Fossils reveal dinosaurs were thriving in North America just before being wiped out by asteroid strike, study shows
Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago,…
Skeletons found in well identified as Roman soldiers killed 1,700 years ago
Seven fully preserved skeletons found in an ancient city in Croatia have been identified as Roman soldiers who…
Million-year-old skull found in China could rewrite human evolution timeline, study finds: “This changes a lot of thinking”
A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years…
Quest for Queen Cleopatra’s lost tomb reveals a sunken ancient Egyptian harbor
Cairo — Archaeologists say they have discovered evidence of an ancient, long-submerged Mediterranean port that was linked to the…
“Punk rocker” dinosaur was covered in long spikes and armor, newly discovered fossils show
A dinosaur dubbed one of the “strangest” ever found boasted an elaborate armory of long bony spikes and…
Stone Age settlement lost to rising seas 8,500 years ago found off Denmark coast
Bay of Aarhus, Denmark — Below the dark blue waters of the Bay of Aarhus in northern Denmark, archaeologists…
New evidence at Pompeii shows survivors of Mount Vesuvius eruption returned to live in “precarious conditions”
Archaeologists have discovered new evidence pointing to the reoccupation of Pompeii following the 79 AD eruption of Mount…