Ancient civilizations accomplished feats of engineering that continue to challenge modern understanding. Despite advances ...

Across the world, archaeologists keep stumbling on structures so old, so large and so technically sophisticated that they ...

Here’s what scientists know about the life form and why it could change their understanding of desert ecosystems.

The buildings were used for a variety of purposes, from mealtimes to “industrial activities” that kept the site running.

Deep-sea sediment layers show rare microbial wrinkle structures that formed in environments far beyond the reach of sunlight. Dr. Rowan Martindale, a paleoecologist and geobiologist at the University ...

The expansion of one of the Mediterranean’s strongest powers wasn’t only driven by conquest, but also infrastructure. By ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." An earthquake in central Myanmar unearthed an ancient structure that may be part of a royal “water palace ...

Read full article: There’s a big mystery at this prehistoric Florida spring. Just be sure to plug your nose That’s according to the Miami Visitor’s Bureau, which lists it as the Ancient Spanish ...

Ancient microbial activity preserved in deep seafloor sediments challenges assumptions about where fragile traces of early ...