While the human remains in the coffin were not those of an elite member of society (as they had once been thought to be), ...

In 1899, something strange happened in the small village of Bagicz, Poland: a coffin fell off a cliff near the Baltic Sea.

For decades, scientists have relied on tree rings to estimate how long trees can live. But new research suggests that this widely used method may have been underestimating the lifespan of many ...

A woolly mammoth nicknamed Myfanwy roamed Anglesey 15,000 years ago, radiocarbon dating has revealed. Scientists believe the ...

Authorities dated the footprints back to the early first century A.D. — the “time of Boudicca, Jesus and the height of the ...

Dog walkers discovered rare 2,000-year-old footprints on a Scottish beach, sparking an urgent archaeological race and rescue ...

They came for buttons and bolts. What they found instead, five bodies, hands and feet missing, may be the darkest secret the ...

Officials reported that the footprints date back to the early first century AD, when Boudica, Jesus, and the Roman Empire were at their peak.

High in the Himalayas, Roopkund Lake reveals hundreds of ancient skeletons each year. Discover the mystery, history, and sacred links to Nanda Devi.

Carbon emissions from blackwater lakes in the Congo Basin are becoming a cause of worry. Scientists say old carbon is being released from them, and they don't know how this is happening. But they ...

Remnants of the Y-chromosomal lineage attributed to Genghis Khan were found in a set of medieval mausoleums attributed to his ...