Pterosaurs, like their dinosaur relatives, probably lived fast and died young, a new study says.

A large hole in the skull of an 1,800-year-old skeleton found in Greece is believed to be rare evidence of ancient—and failed—brain surgery.

The seven tiny feathers could fill a key gap in the puzzle of how dinosaurs gave rise to flying birds, a new study says.

Greek workers found nearly a thousand ancient graves while excavating for a subway system in the historic city of Thessaloníki.

See the evidence for a new theory of tiny humans—and the stunning South Pacific setting where it was found.

Watch as a scientist uncovers tiny human bones in a tropical island cave, in what could be a major discovery.

Thousands of human bones have been discovered on the Pacific island, some of which are ancient and indicate inhabitants of particularly small stature, scientists have announced.

Tsunamis like the one that devastated ancient Alexandria in A.D. 365 may hit the Mediterranean relatively often, a new study says.

A sixth-century copper factory, medieval kitchens stocked with saucepans, and Renaissance palace remains were found by archaeologists during preliminary digs ahead of new subway construction.

Hobbit-like humans discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003 may have been severely malnourished modern humans, a controversial new study suggests.

In a week when massive flooding is turning back the clock for the Grand Canyon, a controversial new study is shedding light on just how far back the canyon's history goes.

New research on sea levels since the Cretaceous shows that while ancient oceans were 560 feet (170 meters) higher than today, in millions of years they will drop 230 feet (70 meters) lower.

Experts say the new finds add a wrinkle to the debate about bat evolution, adding that the animals were probably as "obnoxious and loud" as their modern-day descendants.

The find could fuel a theory that the ancient hero Odysseus hailed from the island Lefkáda, not nearby Itháki. It's too soon to speculate, says one excavator.

A tiny, 55-million-year-old primate raises the controversial possibility that primates arrived in North America thousands of years before they reached Europe, a new study says.