Few feelings can rival the rush of singing the words of a favorite song with friends and loved ones, whether it be in the car on a long road trip or in the pit section of a long-awaited concert. Music ...

When you think of ancient Egypt, you might imagine towering pyramids, majestic temples, and the noseless Great Sphinx of Giza ...

Divers exploring the centuries-old Antikythera wreck retrieved intact pieces of the ship and found artifacts that shed light on life aboard the craft. The Antikythera shipwreck dates back to the first ...

The Antikythera wreck, whose mysterious hand-powered model of the solar system changed historians’ understanding of ancient technology, has been visited for a final time—for now at least. In 2012, ...

A cache of Byzantine-era gold coins and pearl-inlaid earrings dating back over 1,500 years was unearthed by archaeologists at the ancient city of Hippos in Israel.

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh glimpse into life on Earth at a time when flowering plants were just beginning ...

A researcher may have uncovered the oldest written references to Moses, dating back 3,800 years and hidden in an Egyptian desert. The two etchings were found at Serabit el-Khadim, an ancient turquoise ...

An epic archaeological discovery of a new species of ancient shark was recently made at Mammoth Cave National Park, dating back approximately 340 to 335 million years. Researchers named the latest ...

Long before the Inka (commonly known as Inca in English) rose to power, a mysterious civilization bloomed on the edge of Lake Titicaca. Known as Tiwanaku, it began as a humble farming village in the ...

A mudstone sample from Jezero Crater shows textures and minerals that on Earth often form through microbial activity. Scientists caution that nonbiological processes could also explain the features, ...

A student from the Sunshine State recently struck gold during an archaeological excavation in Britain, over 4,000 miles from home. Yara Souza of Orlando, Florida, discovered the ninth century golden ...