Ghosts stories appear in several surviving texts from ancient Rome. What do they reveal about the people who told them?

Scientists dug into paleofeces for a new study, learning some very intimate details about how long-ago people lived.

Cliff-rappelling scientists uncovered a crossbow bolt, part of a slingshot and 25 shoes in ancient vulture nesting sites ...

Researchers at a Harvard Medical School laboratory are uncertain how they will continue supporting a large public genetic database after its primary source of funding expired last month.

Earth's Ediacaran Period, roughly 630 to 540 million years ago, has always been something of a magnetic minefield for ...

Join us on a journey from ancient China to the modern day United States. It is very much a staple of Japanese cuisine, but ...

Populism exploits crises, bypasses norms, and mobilizes “true people” vs elites.Gracchi brothers’ reforms triggered violence, political revenge, and ...

In the heart of the ancient Roman city of Gabii, located just 11 miles east of Rome, a team of archaeologists led by ...

Also known as the “Seven Sisters,” the striking cluster has long been used as an important seasonal marker and appears high ...