Lifestyle Ancient Roman emperor Caligula had an unexpected interest in medicinal plants, historians find Tyrannical leader's botanical knowledge may have been motivated by fear of assassination ...

Scientists have uncovered DNA from 214 ancient pathogens in prehistoric humans, including the oldest known evidence of plague. The findings show zoonotic diseases began spreading around 6,500 ...

A new species of ancient shark has been discovered at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, officials said. Named Macadens olsoni, the fossils were found in the Ste. Genevieve Formation, dating ...

A new species of ancient shark, named Macadens olsoni, was found in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, known for its curved teeth meant for crushing sea creatures.

Several ancient monuments have been damaged by the recent wildfire in Limassol, though many others remain unharmed, the Department of Antiquities said in a statement on Friday. An inspection of 62 ...

Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, Bolivia, Egypt, Hawaii, Easter Island and other exotic places. With special ...

Lost tomb & body of ancient 1,700-year-old king buried with chilling death mask uncovered in Mayan temple The Maya are celebrated for creating objects from finely carved jade ...

The Tintina, a major geologic fault that extends 1,000 km northwestward across much of the Yukon Territory, was thought to have been inactive for at least 40 million years, but new research led by a ...

Earth’s ancient ‘goldilocks zone’ discovered in grand canyon depths Researchers from Cambridge University organised the expedition, and they discovered 507- to 502-million-year-old ...

Archaeologists in northern Britain discovered 13-inch shoes at the ancient Roman Magna Fort, raising questions about the towering soldiers who defended the empire.

Archaeologists say they have discovered an "unprecedented" monument in France. They outlined the discovery on the French-language site Inrap. That is the French National Institute for Preventive ...

Ancient £1.2m Lake District woodland goes on sale for first time in 300 years One of the most picturesque beauty spots in the UK is going under the hammer - as a huge stretch of woodland ...