Scientists recovered ancient human DNA from cave walls for the first time. Refined, the method could help link prehistoric ...

Prehistoric paintings of bison and ibex have been discovered in a Croatian cave, marking the first confirmed Paleolithic rock ...

In 1961, a straw mat carbon-dated to 3500 BC was found concealing 429 copper objects including five crowns, 240 mace heads, and 100 scepters cast using lost-wax technology with arsenical bronze. These ...

A family holiday sparked a series of "remarkable" archaeological discoveries which one expert says could change what is ...

An isolated wonder some 1,200 miles from the nearest city, Montgomery Reef disappears as quickly as it appears, mirroring the ...

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer's epic poem is one of the year’s most anticipated new movies. Here we look at The ...

It's feared the much-loved building could be closed to the public ...

This season’s rockstar lineup includes Derf Backderf, Roz Chast, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Lisa Hanawalt, Joe Sacco, and James ...

Art is not an afterthought, Narayan Khandekar is often fond of saying. The Lascaux caves in France, sometimes called the Sistine Chapel for Prehistoric Art, are his favourite example. Living on hunted ...

Critics, reporters and editors who cover arts and culture spent months creating, revising and arguing over this list, as well ...

The summer holidays are finally here, and suddenly you’ve got days and days to fill with the kids so you don’t hear the ...

The Seabird is a plane that monitors violence along the world’s deadliest migration route. Piloted by a German NGO, it is ...