The remains of five early humans were uncovered inside Tinshemet Cave in central Israel, indicating that burial rituals may have begun much earlier believed ...

In the Ségognole 3 cave near Paris, scientists have found what may be the oldest 3D map in the world. It contains drawings of the surrounding terrain that date back more than 20,000 years. This ...

A Bone Bed From the Dawn of the Dinosaurs Has Revealed the Oldest Known Pterosaur Found in North America Fossil surprises abound in new research that unearths the ...

Well, the the important part is what scientists found in the teeth:the oldest surviving proteins every discovered.

Archaeologists Dug up a 3,500-Year-Old Lost City from the Americas’ Oldest Civilization Peñico was established in 1800 B.C., just after the 5,000-year-old Caral civilization fell due to climate ...

Melissa Avelino is a data journalism student at Augustana University. In this five-part series, she looks at the changing ...

Colorado Guide Dinosaur fossil discovered under Denver Museum of Nature & Science Researchers at DMNS unearthed a 70 million-year-old dinosaur fossil, the oldest found within Denver city limits.

A 92-year-old man has been found guilty of the rape and murder of an elderly widow in what is thought to be the UK’s longest-running cold case ever to be solved.

Scientists successfully sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA. Here’s what they found. More than 4,000 years ago, Egypt and Mesopotamia stood as two of the most complex societies on the planet. But ...

Cole’s French Dip, the Oldest Restaurant in Los Angeles, Is Closing After 117 Years The legendary restaurant that once claimed to invent the French dip sandwich will close in August ...

Meet North America’s oldest dino: Found in Wyoming, named in Shoshone language Ancient fossils found near Dubois have scientists rethinking the lifespan of reptiles — and how to include Native ...

Saltonstall said they surveyed one site that dates back to roughly 7,000 years ago, which he suspects is the oldest found on that island thus far.