In a study published in The Anatomical Record, researchers have identified a new species of large-bodied gorgonopsian from the middle Permian. The discovery pushed back the known origins of when these ...

The ostraca, some dating back to the time just before Cleopatra, were discovered within the ancient ruins of Athribis ...

Archaeologists believe that a 2,300-year-old jar from Ancient Greece containing chicken bones was likely used as part of a ...

New research pushes the first genetic evidence of dogs back by 5,000 years and suggests that hunter-gatherer groups may have ...

The family dog may trace its place beside humans far deeper into prehistory than many people assumed. New genetic work on ancient canine remains suggests dogs were already living with hunter-gatherers ...

The close relationship between humans and dogs has been ongoing for more than 14,000 years, a new study has discovered.

A fossil found in northern Egypt from a new species, Masripithecus moghraensis, is changing long held ideas about ape and human origins.

Ancient Greek physicians like Aretaeus and Hippocrates described and treated diabetes-like symptoms thousands of years ago.

(Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) A strange chunk of metal that lay hidden in the soil for thousands of years may shed new light on one of the most mysterious cultures in ancient China ...

Ancient ice records show Earth’s oceans cooled over millions of years despite stable greenhouse gases, highlighting the role ...

Paintings from ancient Egypt show the harvesting of grapes and the making of wine. Mesopotamian murals illustrate elites rai ...

A slab of limestone excavated in 1984 from the ancient Coriovallum settlement in the Netherlands presented a puzzle for researchers of Roman history. Because of its distinct grooves and marks, the ...