A preserved construction site at Pompeii is reshaping modern understanding of how Rome engineered its famously durable concrete.

An unusual new rock collection discovered by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover suggests the Red Planet's ancient past was wet ...

Today, the Arabian Gulf is home to manatee-like marine mammals called dugongs that shape the seafloor as they graze on ...

Technology is helping researchers uncover details that have been lost over time, such as towers, symbols of wealth and power.

More than a century ago, a group of sponge divers discovered a shipwreck near the Greek island of Antikythera. It turned out to be the ruins of a cargo vessel dating back some 2,000 years—and hiding a ...

A barbaric form of torture has horrified historians for centuries and is one of the most chilling forms of execution ever devised.

NASA’s James Webb Telescope discovers the oldest supernova ever seen, offering insights into early universe star formation ...

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Professor Kenichi Yano of Ritsumeikan University emphasized the discovery's unique significance: ...

80-million-year-old fossils revealed that this dyrosaurid species began to diversify millions of years earlier than previously thought, starting with evolutionary changes in its bite.

An extraordinarily well-preserved ancient Roman construction site in Pompeii has provided the clearest evidence yet of how ...

Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...