Ancient Chinese astronomers observed a solar eclipse in 709 BCE with remarkable detail. These old records are now helping ...

New research reveals a prehistoric shark 115 million years older than Megalodon, rewriting the timeline of shark ancestry.

We've collected the history of the nude, from sculpture to oil paintings, and from cam-chat to Snapchat. But more importantly ...

Spartacus: House of Ashur premieres in the U.S. on Starz on Friday, December 5, 2025. The first two episodes drop together on ...

The extinction of the dinosaurs may be ancient history, but that history continues to be rewritten, thanks in part to a professor at New Mexico State University.

Because this record survived, we know more about ancient Chinese history, the rotation of the Earth, and past solar activity ...

It comes to auction with a £60,000-£80,000 ($80,370-$107,160) estimate. In ancient Rome, private residences often reflected the citizenry’s love for the mosaic tradition through artworks, like a ...

A new book argues that civilizations built on centralized wealth and power contain the seeds of their own destruction.

Debate has long surrounded when humans first traveled into Sahul, the ancient landmass that is now Australia, New Guinea and ...

In this new study, a team analyzed the genomes of 70 ancient cats, dating back over the last 11,000 years (from about 9000 ...

The domestication of cats has intrigued scientists and pet lovers alike for decades. Recent findings have challenged the ...

A groundbreaking study has overturned long-held beliefs about the domestication of cats. New DNA evidence shows that domestic ...