At the start of the Cretaceous Period, which began 145 million years ago, sharks were once again widely common and varied in the ancient seas, before experiencing their fifth mass extinction event.

New research reveals that Flagstones in Dorset dates back to 3,200 BC, offering new insight into the origins of monumental ...

New evidence has led to an update of when an ancient ice sheet that used to cover large portions ... covered in ice as late as 12,500 years ago. Triggered by an abrupt period of warming during the ...

A massive tomb more than 3,600 years old has been unearthed within a royal necropolis in Egypt. The wealthy king that the tomb belonged to remains a mystery.

Follow its development and take a peek at what's ahead with the Mysteries of Deep Space interactive timeline. Simply click on the highlighted links in the text below to learn more about each event ...

A new digital map called the “Bighorn Basin WY Land Mammal Age Map” allows users to track dinosaurs, prehistoric animals and ...

About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world ... they fought off the invading Persian army. This period is known by historians as the Archaic period ...

The hoards, filled with metal objects, beads, fabrics, and animal tusks, span the Late Bronze Age into the Early Iron Age.

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