For more than three decades, Ötzi the Iceman has been a kind of time capsule for researchers—an Alpine body preserved so well that it keeps producing scientific “firsts.” Now, a new analysis suggests ...

While the Tarkhan Dress offers a rare example of a complete ancient garment, it’s unlikely to be the first evidence of humans ...

Paleoanthropologists have announced the world's most complete skeleton of Homo habilis, a human ancestor that lived more than ...

The work marks the first time an Ice Age animal’s complete genome has been recovered from tissue preserved inside another ...

JAKARTA – A skullcap, molar and femur believed to be remains of Homo erectus, or “Java Man,” unearthed by Dutch geologist ...

The “Trees, Time and Technology” show opening next week at the di Rosa center weaves together history, feminism, Judaica and ...

I have always been fascinated by the idea of walking through history, imagining the lives of people who lived thousands of ...

Two prehistoric genomes have revealed the history of HPV and challenged the idea that Neanderthals first transmitted the ...

Think history is just one-size-fits-all? Think again. These ten incredible figures from the past show us that gender ...

When we crack open a book, we’re partaking in a small miracle, joining in a tradition, millennia in the making, of preserving ...

The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families secretary, Jeff Pertl said Wednesday that the state is uniquely positioned ...

The first medical evacuation in the history of the International Space Station (ISS) is happening today. Crew-11 will return ...