Why don't women know when they're ovulating? Why don't men have clacker-sized testicles? The world's oldest known "human" skeleton—"Ardi"—may hold clues.
There was never a chimp-like missing link between humans and today's apes, says a new fossil-skeleton study that could rewrite evolutionary theory. Said one scientist, "It changes everything."
There was never a chimp-like missing link between humans and today's apes, says a new fossil-skeleton study that could rewrite evolutionary theory. Said one scientist, "It changes everything."
A new look at holes in a T. rex's jawbone suggests the battle-scarred behemoth was ultimately taken down by a parasite akin to one that infects modern birds, scientists say.
A 23-foot-long behemoth may have been finished off by a gang of sharks 85 million years ago, according to a new analysis of fossil bones studded with shark teeth.
Found by an amateur treasure hunter in England, the largest known Anglo-Saxon gold hoard is rich with precious stones and intricately wrought war gear.
Found by an amateur treasure hunter in England, the largest known Anglo-Saxon gold hoard is rich with precious stones and intricately wrought war gear.
Found by an amateur treasure hunter in England, the largest known Anglo-Saxon gold hoard is rich with precious stones and intricately wrought war gear.
Using astronomy and archaeology, it's possible to calculate the exact day the ancient Egyptians started building the Great Pyramid of Giza, according to controversial new research.
Gilded masks, llama bones, and ceramic bowls are among the treasures found in a tomb that may have belonged to an elite male of the pre-Inca Moche culture of Peru, archaeologists announced.
Clutching a rattle and surrounded by early "smoke machines," the male was found in a supposedly female burial complex—offering new insights on Peru's ancient Moche culture.
Dozens of whales mysteriously come ashore in Argentina, one of the world's oldest synagogues is found in Israel, and protesters clash with water cannons in Germany in this week's best news photos.