Experts have found the first proof of a long-suspected theory: that the ancient Egyptians floated massive stone monuments directly from quarries to sites such as Giza and Luxor.
Fossilized tracks recently discovered in southern Australia are proof that large, meat-eating dinosaurs once roamed Antarctica a hundred million years ago, scientists say.
Ancient footprints discovered in Canada are the earliest known evidence of reptiles, providing insight into how amphibians evolved to live on land, researchers say.
The version of a human gene that allows for advanced language was also present in Neandertals, suggesting the species had the capacity for speech, a new study says.
Spanish authorities released the captain of a U.S.-based treasure hunting ship after detaining him overnight. In dispute is a sunken treasure—from a shipwreck dubbed the "Black Swan"—worth an estimated 500 million U.S. dollars.
Early humans learned that life could be good on the beach, according to newfound evidence suggesting people lived on the South African coast some 165,000 years ago.
A new species of plant-eating dinosaur may have been discovered in Patagonia, scientists announced Monday. At 105 feet long (32 meters long), it is one of the largest dino species ever found.
