Two iron ankle shackles, buried for about 2,200 years in the Egyptian desert, have revealed new evidence of forced labor.

While Europeans eventually discovered the impressive moai statues for which the Rapa Nui are best known, they also stumbled ...

NASA has announced when the longest total solar eclipse of the century will occur—and you won’t have to wait long. Here’s ...

The maximum totality of the total solar eclipse in August 2027 will last 6 minutes and 23 seconds, but you'll need to travel ...

Throughout history, there have been numerous cities that have been washed away due to natural disasters or changing landscapes. And although these cities do not exist it anymore, they've nonetheless ...

Less than a century after it was rediscovered, National Geographic's correspondent explored the ruins of Petra and found its ...

For thousands of years, the pomegranate has been an important food and medicine not only in Greece, but also in many other ...

A recently uncovered ancient tomb deep in the Sudanese desert may shed light on secrets thousands of years old.

Surrounded by pizza joints and Italian restaurants, the founder of a wellness café in the borough sought to replicate the look and feel of an Egyptian temple. Following a nearly two-decade career as a ...

Abiotic chemistry in Earth’s atmosphere could have generated biologically important organosulfur molecules as life was ...

The lost city of Imet rises from the Nile Delta, with 2,500-year-old mud houses that stood like skyscrapers in ancient Egypt.

WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Scientists have detected some of the oldest signs of life on Earth using a new method that recognizes chemical fingerprints of living organisms in ancient rocks, an ...