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.

A satellite program designed to improve environmental policies in Central America has found evidence of ancient, self-induced climate change—offering lessons on how to combat today's warming.

The dinosaur-era "sea monster" was bigger than a humpback whale and could have bitten a car in half, scientists say.

A pre-Inca ceremonial plaza unearthed in Peru may date back to 3500 B.C., archaeologists told local media.

Described as "the T. rex of the ocean," the dinosaur-era predator is one of the largest marine reptiles ever found, scientists announced today.

The natural colorant, famed for its resistance to aging and chemicals, played a central role in Mayan religious and sacrificial rituals, a new study suggests.

Burial remains from a burned necropolis could offer a window into ancient Egypt's elusive First Intermediate Period, a chaotic era of violence and power struggles, experts say.

Mysterious stone structures recently suggested to be the ancient "lost city" of Paititi were actually shaped by natural forces, not Inca workers, experts say.

German treasure hunters claim a discovery in Germany near the Czech Republic may reveal Nazi-plundered art, including the famed Amber Room.

Potentially new bird species that lived alongside the dinosaurs 65 million years ago are among a trove of fossils unearthed on the Chatham Islands, researchers announced.

Though government reports of its significance have been overstated, the fossil may shed light on a murky period in human evolution, experts say.

At least ten pyramids have been discovered on the Peruvian coast, marking what could be the vast ceremonial site of an ancient, little-known culture experts say.

Scientists working in Madagascar have found what may be the largest frog that ever lived—and it had an attitude to match, experts say.

Feathered arrows lying near the well-preserved coffin suggest that the mummy, when alive, may have been a mercenary for an Egyptian king, experts say.