High on the sheer limestone cliffs in southwest China, ancient wooden coffins remain wedged into rock faces hundreds of feet ...

Ancient thinkers struggled to tell facts from falsehoods just like we do – and their strategies are still relevant today.

Our hunter-gatherer ancestors have given us many things. They passed down mastery of fire for cooking and early survival ...

Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West's first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on ...

Scientists have uncovered ancient wolf remains on a small Baltic island where wolves could only have been brought by humans.

Meditation has been a common feature for eons in religious traditions from Buddhism to yoga, which originated as an ancient ...

Scientists discover Bronze Age plague DNA in 4,000-year-old sheep remains, shedding light on how ancient diseases spread ...

US pledges $2B for UN humanitarian aid as Trump slashes funding and warns agencies to 'adapt or die' ...

The beloved ancient Greek sculpture called "The Boxer at Rest," from 330-50 BC, is one of the most realistic of all ancient ...

An Ancient Greek custom from Samos island allowed for theft during Hermes’ festival, linking piracy, ritual, and survival in ...

As gluten-free foods are increasingly recognized, this ancient grain not only lacks gluten, but packs a nutritional punch you ...

Hunter-gatherer genes likely favoured during the last Ice Age could be helping modern-day Italians live longer life ...