New archaeological evidence shows that fire was used by humans 350,000 years earlier than previously believed. This discovery ...

Perched on Malta’s southern cliffs, the Mnajdra temple complex is among the world’s oldest free-standing religious structures. Built between 3600 and 2500 BCE, the temples are precisely aligned with ...

At 75, a legendary albatross returns to her island home — and to her mate.

The British Museum is well placed to refer to the discovery of the Library of Ashurbanipal as “one of the most important” ...

Scientists believe they’ve found evidence that life on Earth is over a billion years older than anyone believed was realistic. New research used machine learning to scan ancient meteorites and fossils ...

St. James AME Church isn’t the biggest church in Denton, but after 150 years of worship and ministry, its footprint is deep. The oldest Black church in Denton has birthed and formed at least seven ...

In 2010 Yukaghir hunters found the nearly intact carcass of a young woolly mammoth frozen in the northern Siberian permafrost. With its reddish-brown fur still clinging to its skin, the dog-sized calf ...

These longtime lovebirds are a rare breed. The newly crowned “oldest married couple” in the world is an adorable pair of former Big Apple centenarians who met during World War II — and now swear by ...

An analysis of feldspar crystals within the oldest magmatic rocks in Australia has provided a unique insight into Earth's ancient mantle and continents, and the early beginnings of the moon. Lead ...

Ice cores from Antarctica reveal "snapshots" from 6 million years of Earth's climatic history. Antarctica is far more than just a bucket-list destination for travelers and a home for penguins. It's a ...

The ice sample, retrieved in Antarctica, is the oldest on record—but this discovery may just be tip of the iceberg. Reading time 3 minutes Science likes to travel far in search of new phenomena, but ...

"Let us be quiet, that we may hear the whispers of the gods." This quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson hints at the subjective experience of religious revelation - the revealing of a higher truth to a ...