New research published in Antiquity reveals the first scientific evidence that Peru’s puzzling “Band of Holes” — once ...

Scientists recovered authentic RNA from woolly mammoths preserved in Siberian permafrost, something researchers said had ...

By John Dudley, University Communications and MarketingA century after it first baffled explorers and inspired speculation ...

Scientists develop AI tool to hunt for hidden signals of past lives they reckon could help search for extraterrestrial ...

Scientists have detected some of the oldest signs of life on Earth using a new method that recognizes chemical fingerprints ...

A simple turn of the wrist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in February 2023 has unveiled a centuries-old mystery about ancient Roman craftsmen. Washington State University art history professor ...

The Peruvian Andes have long concealed a mystery: a 1.5-kilometer stretch of 5,200 precisely carved holes etched into the ...

Interest in Martian life had been spurred by a now infamous announcement from the White House lawn in 1996, when President ...

An international team of scientists have uncovered new evidence of ancient wildfires that reshapes our understanding of Earth’s ancient history.

During the Song and Yuan dynasties, Wenzhou became a core node of the Maritime Silk Road, thanks to the ancient Shuomen Port. Today, this millennium-old commercial port is reviving its historical ...

A new study has shed new light on ancient seafarers and their advanced maritime technology, challenging previous beliefs on ...