For the first time, researchers have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian—the ...

Roughly 10,000 years ago, humans started shifting from being nomadic hunter-gatherers to building large agricultural ...

Homer’s legendary Odyssey will be brought to life by reconstructing an ancient ship using age-old techniques and setting sail across the Aegean, ...

Now, a sweeping new study of ancient horse DNA offers a precise answer: a genetic quirk in a single gene, called GSDMC, helped turn skittish, meat-and-milk animals into the creatures humans could ...

The numbers may grow as the state collects more data. Some districts adopted the plan not for its religious emphasis but for ...

Phryne, the famous ancient Greek courtesan of Athens, became legendary when her extraordinary beauty proved life-saving while ...

Horses have played a critical role in shaping human society, but scientists are still piecing together the story of their ...

Ham’s wife hears what happened and cries out, “But Noah is drunk—surely Jehovah hears not a drunken curse. Noah would not curse Ham if he knew. . . . ( She rushes upon Noah and shakes him violently .) ...

The discovery challenges what is known about the materials, skills and ingenuity of ancient civilizations. Previously, archaeologists believed ancient Indonesians primarily used locally available ...

Texas school districts are set to adopt a new Bible-infused Bluebonnet curriculum amid debates on religion in education.

In the late 1800s archaeologists pinpointed the location of Taxila, one of the greatest religious and cultural sites on the ...