Ancient DNA reveals Napoleon’s army was decimated by hidden fevers, not typhus, during the disastrous 1812 Russian invasion.

The inscription reading " Clemes Stam " connects this burial artifact to one of Europe's most prestigious swordmaking centers during the Renaissance period. The sword emerged from the ruins of the ...

Premieres Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / KPBS+. Deep in the Arabian Desert lie thousands of enigmatic stone megastructures whose true form is visible only from the sky. Follow ...

Recent analysis of ancient antelope teeth has provided unexpected insights into the lives of early humans, challenging ...

Archaeologists recently found an ancient copper workshop in the Sinai region of Egypt – the land tied to Moses and the Book of Exodus. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the ...

Around 8,000 years ago, many civilizations thrived on plains that are now submerged by the North and Baltic seas. Now, scientists from a variety of northern European research institutions are ...

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

The discovery underlines the Western Desert’s importance as a natural repository of secrets from ancient geological eras,” said Mansoura university president.

An innovative study, based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology, has re-evaluated what made a road “royal” in ...