Two ancient Egyptian mummies have offered up a remarkably modern discovery: back pain and hip issues were not only concerns for people living today but also for those in the past. Using high-tech CT ...

In Ancient Greece and Rome, pets brought companionship, loyalty, status, and love—from Odysseus’ Argos to Augustus’ raven.

How would a New York Times obituary writer measure up to the scribes of the Book of the Dead? He found out at the Brooklyn ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Nearly a century ago, archaeologists excavating a cemetery in ...

Spending a week on a remote beach in Baja Mexico we wake up to the sounds of the ocean and birds enjoy daily workouts under palm trees take refreshing swims in aqua waters walk along the shore explore ...

Scientists at MIT have found compelling chemical evidence that Earth’s earliest animals were likely ancient sea sponges.

Now, a 3,300-year-old Egyptian text preserved in the British Museum is once again fueling one of the Bible's most ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...

The oldest known pieces of sewn clothing have been discovered in a cave in Oregon, potentially rewriting all of human history. Researchers from the US uncovered pieces of animal hide stitched together ...

Organic compounds found in Mars rocks are too abundant to rule out the possibility of Martian life in the red planet’s history, NASA scientists say. In March of 2025, NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered ...

The motion of work in ancient Greece had a clear distinction between working for one’s self and working for someone else.