A 4,000-year-old stone slab, first discovered over a century ago in France, may be the oldest known map in Europe, according to a new study.

A 3,500-year-old clay tablet depicting the city of Nippur offers a glimpse into ancient cartography, challenging our ...

While most people credit Alexander Fleming for the discovery of antibiotics, ancient texts suggest that he likely wasn’t the ...

A 12,000-year-old clay figurine recovered by archaeologists in Israel represents the earliest known depiction of human-animal ...

The planetarium turns 100 this year. What came before the giant domes, with imagery of galaxies, asteroids and meteors ...