From the ninth to the first centuries BC, in the period before the Roman empire, Etruscan culture flourished in present-day ...

Scientist at the University of Aberdeen are using 3D imaging software to create interactive models of mummies and other ancient artifacts.

Three of the mammoth samples yielded ancient RNA fragments, particularly the sample from Yuka. Previously assumed to be a female mammoth, their analysis showed that Yuka had fragments of RNA from ...

Humans carry genes that predispose us to atherosclerosis, the disease that causes heart attacks, because those same genes may ...

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Modern technology, new excavations and curious amateurs have helped unearth some of the world's greatest treasures in the last 50 years.

With preparations ongoing to unveil one of the most anticipated cultural events of the century, Ahram Weekly shares some of the highlights of the opening ...

Paul C. Sereno is President of the Scitopia Foundation, a 501c3 organization dedicated to science education in out-of-school time, with operations and a founding facility in planning in Chicago ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Paul C. Sereno, University of Chicago (THE CONVERSATION) Dinosaur “mummies” couldn’t ...

Federal authorities have recovered more than a dozen ancient Egyptian artifacts illegally smuggled into the United States and destined for private collectors, including a funerary statue valued at ...