A compelling creation myth was a must for every ancient civilisation, but Rome decided that one just wasn’t enough. In myth ...

A new study from Oxford University shows that humans and Neanderthals most likely kissed each other back in the distant past.

A machine-learning breakthrough could lift the veil on Earth’s early history—and supercharge the search for alien life ...

The first ever recorded kiss happened 4,500 years ago, scientists have suggested, after discovering evidence which puts the ...

On November 11, the "Yangtze Culture Forum · Tiangong Kaiwu Culture Roundtable", themed "Decoding Industrial Genetics, Building a Shared Tech Future," was held in Beijing. Hosted by the News & ...

An ancient fragment of bone discovered in the Crimean cave of Starosele is changing what we think about how and where Neanderthals migrated. The fragment, now known as Star 1, turned out to be ...

For only the second time, researchers have obtained the full genome of a Denisovan, a group of ancient humans who lived in Asia. The DNA was extracted from a single 200,000-year-old tooth found in a ...

(CNN) — Scientists say they have found a way to test ancient human remains for hormones linked with pregnancy, a breakthrough that may allow archaeologists to determine whether a woman was pregnant or ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient wine production center near a castle in Turkey — and it’s believed to date back some 1,600 years. The excavation was reported by Anadolu Agency (AA), a ...

Dinosaur "mummies" couldn't have been further from my mind as I trudged up a grassy knoll on the Zerbst Ranch in east-central Wyoming, followed by University of Chicago undergraduates on a field trip ...