Archaeologists found a 4,000-year-old copper crown in a Dead Sea cave, revealing early ritual life and social structure in Chalcolithic Levant.

His announcement closes one of the most bizarre chapters of the cryptocurrency era—an episode that spotlighted both the potential of blockchain-based assets and the very analog barriers that can ...

A mysterious new species of giant anaconda has been uncovered deep in the Amazon during the filming of a major documentary ...

A monumental 5,000-year-old cultic space unearthed in Iraq may redefine how archaeologists understand the earliest urban societies and their spiritual foundations.

A 2-million-year-old protein sequence has revealed an unexpected twist in human ancestry, one scientists didn’t see coming.

A vibrant blue jellyfish appeared on a quiet Japanese beach. What scientists found next changed everything they knew.

A team of marine scientists has brought to light an underwater region whose biodiversity rivals—and in some measures surpasses—that of the Amazon rainforest.

A 10,700-year-old mummy hidden in a Nevada cave has shattered everything scientists thought they knew about America’s ancient past—triggering a wave of controversy, a federal showdown, and a stunning ...

Beneath Antarctica’s frozen surface lies a hidden world that could change how we see our planet. If the vast white expanse of Antarctica were to lose its frozen shell, an astonishingly rugged and ...

Home cooks are making a risky mistake with their air fryers—and most don’t even realize it. Experts are warning about a common shortcut that could ruin your meals or worse.

A buried ship in one of the world's driest deserts has stunned archaeologists with a haul of centuries-old treasure, ...