The "walking" philosophers, known as the Peripatetics, represent one of the most influential traditions in the history of ancient Greece.

In the 18th century, scientists agreed on half the answer to the lights people had seen over wetlands for thousands of years, ...

Almost 200 engravings created around 12,000 years ago have been discovered in Saudi Arabia, including depictions of camels ...

A recent study offers proof of feasibility for using cosmic radiation detectors to discover underground spaces. The detectors ...

New research from Japan's iron-rich hot springs shows how early microbes may have harnessed iron and oxygen during the Great Oxygenation Event.

From the pyramids in Egypt, through the Mayan cities in South America, and up to ancient sites in Israel, archaeologists are struggling to find underground cavities,” said Professor Oded Lipschitz.

A new model uncovers how Earth’s liquid core has sustained its magnetic field since the planet’s beginnings, offering new ...

On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian ...

A team of archaeologists searching for Cleopatra’s tomb uncovered a sunken ancient port off the coast of Egypt, and they ...

When you shine a flashlight into a glass of water, the beam bends. That simple observation, familiar since ancient times, ...