A mummy found in Mexico shows signs of a possible living mold. Officials warn that exposure could pose a risk to visitors and ...

Today the deserts of the Arabian peninsula are inhospitable - but 100,000 years ago the area was full of animals and ancient ...

A mysterious formation in South America leaves visitors wondering whether this "Egyptian Sphinx" is a work of human hands or ...

A new book argues that civilizations built on centralized wealth and power contain the seeds of their own destruction.

In this new study, a team analyzed the genomes of 70 ancient cats, dating back over the last 11,000 years (from about 9000 ...

Archaeologists have gathered evidence from hundreds of Bronze Age sites in western Turkey that could be remnants of a ...

According to a Penn Museum press release, the exhibition explores Indigenous perspectives by incorporating first-person ...

A groundbreaking study has overturned long-held beliefs about the domestication of cats. New DNA evidence shows that domestic ...

Long before ancient Egypt or Mesopotamia, early humans were fermenting fruits and grains to create the world’s first ...

In a dimly lit office in a corner of the French National Institute for Art History, Sudanese archaeologist Shadia Abdrabo ...

"Early-life malnutrition has been consistently associated with reduced brain volume and cognitive impairments, highlighting the critical importance of adequate energy and nutrient intake during ...