"Using targeted ancient DNA techniques, we successfully recovered and sequenced genetic material from eight human teeth excavated from burial chambers beneath the former Roman hippodrome in Jerash, a ...

Scientists have finally uncovered direct genetic evidence of Yersinia pestis — the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian — in a mass grave in Jerash, Jordan. This long-sought discovery resolves a ...

Remnants of a 2,000-year-old sunken city, Canopus, were lifted from waters off Alexandria, Egypt, revealing the city might have been larger than thought. By Jenny Gross Remnants of an ancient, sunken ...

History has seen many waves of Egyptomania but, until the 19th century, scholars remained baffled by the many repeated symbols and motifs wrapped around every new find, from majestic monuments to ...

An ancient mural of Jesus Christ healing the sick has been uncovered in the ruins of an Egyptian settlement from 1,600 years ago. An Egyptian archaeological team discovered the remains of the city in ...

A one-of-a-kind sun hat, likely worn by a Roman soldier in Egypt, was recently unveiled for the first time – and its survival is considered miraculous. The sun hat is currently on display at the ...

Forget neat, smooth layers — Mars' interior is a chunky mix. New research suggests the interior of Mars is far messier than scientists once believed. Instead of neat, layered structures, perhaps ...

Genetic-sequencing techniques have uncovered the oldest host-associated microbial DNA ever recorded — inside samples of teeth and bones from woolly and steppe mammoths. An analysis of the bones and ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

An undergraduate student was startled after a finely carved ancient head rolled out during a recent excavation – and seemed to smile back at her. The discovery, made at Skaill Farm on the Scottish ...

Chris Key was visiting the Cumberland River from Elkhorn to fish for striped bass and walleye, but he found something much bigger. Did you know there are big, ancient fish swimming in Kentucky's water ...