There's a little thrill that comes when you read about people from long-vanished worlds. Their ruins whisper, their myths ...

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A female Anopheles quadrimaculatus mosquito takes a blood meal from a host. For millennia, this mosquito has spread malaria.

Extinct cephalopods might have been up to 19 metres in length and probably dined high up the food chain in ancient oceans.

Decoded cuneiform tablets reveal early societies’ magic, politics, and bureaucracy, including rare rituals, king lists, and ...

Human history is littered with expired civilizations, and scholars and archaeologists have made a determined effort to ...

This unique Florida park offers a rare hands on experience, letting visitors hunt for ancient shark teeth while exploring ...

High in the rugged peaks of the South Caucasus, archaeologists have uncovered the sprawling remnants of a forgotten ...

Ancient DNA reveals that 15,800-year-old dogs were buried alongside humans in Turkey, indicating a deep prehistoric ...

Early humans crossed Philippine seas 40,000 years ago, building coastal networks, fishing offshore, and developing maritime ...

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA ...

Cecrops, Athens’ first king, banned bloody sacrifices and reformed worship with laws, morality, and symbolic offerings.