For thousands of years, immortality has belonged to myths and legends. Now, a Silicon Valley biohacker says science may ...

In the early fourth century A.D., Rome was notorious for persecuting Christians. Yet the night before battle, Constantine received a vision from God: if he embraced Christianity he would win. His ...

Scientists uncover evidence that all life on Earth traces back to a single ancestor, dating back 4.2 billion years, far ...

The newly excavated 4,500-year-old valley temple from ancient Egypt holds a "public calendar" and a roof for astronomical ...

Cats were domesticated in North Africa, but spread to Europe only about 2,000 years ago. Earlier reports of “house” cats were ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

A new radiocarbon study of museum artefacts linked to King Ahmose suggests Egypt’s New Kingdom began later than long believed ...

Ancient tools, 3 million years old, have been discovered in Kenya, reshaping our understanding of early human technology.

DC Comics has taken readers to the beginning of their universe and beyond, introducing the oldest villains in comics.

Last night, the Game Awards kicked off with a major disturbance in the Force. The long-awaited, long-rumored news about the ...

Cats didn’t become house pets because humans needed them. They didn’t herd animals, pull carts, or guard property.

Because these objects are anchored to specific historical contexts, their ages provide a reliable snapshot of the period. The ...