Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies emit ‘woody,’ ‘spicy,’ and ‘sweet’ scents, revealing details about embalming practices. The ...

Lost manuscripts written by the famous Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga were discovered in the Netherlands. The ...

Scientists made a 3-D reconstruction of the skull of a newly-discovered leopard-sized predator from 30 million years ago.

Archaeological evidence shows the Magdalenian people from 18,000 years ago likely were engaged in cannibalism. As part of the ...

Evidence suggests ancient civilizations, including the Greeks, may have had early optical knowledge and devices like ...

Scientists say that the two lost, but extremely important books by Apollonius, the Greek mathematician known to the ancient ...

Researchers used advanced technology to digitally "unroll" an ancient Greek text on carbonized papyrus, and now they're ...

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science were greeted more with a blessing than a curse.

These jets become elusive the farther back in time astronomers try to look because of the so-called cosmic microwave ...

Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have ...

Astronomers have spied a monster radio jet in the distant universe that’s twice the width of the Milky Way galaxy. The ancient object formed when the universe was less than 10% of its current age of ...

Explore the captivating journey of ancient Greek astronomy in which mythological tales and mathematical precision mix together.