Fossilized footprints found in both Laetoli, Tanzania, and Trachilos, Crete, may be the earliest evidence of upright walking.

Two iron ankle shackles, buried for about 2,200 years in the Egyptian desert, have revealed new evidence of forced labor.

Cycads use infrared heat to guide beetle pollinators, revealing an ancient plant communication system that predates flowers.

Nowadays archaeologists guess that ancient humans first entered the Americas as long as 24,000 years ago, perhaps via a sea ...

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Canada turned 158. To celebrate, Ottawa hosted a ceremony with Prince Edward making a speech at LeBreton Flats Park. Prime ...

Seven remarkably preserved footprints in an ancient lakebed represent the oldest evidence of human presence in the Middle ...

Perhaps because we rely so much on the senses of sight and hearing, our sense of smell sometimes takes a back seat in our ...

In a day and age of cutting-edge tech-laden EVs, find out why Toyota continues to sell the nearly decade-70 Series Land ...

Kurdish militants who have been waging a 40-year insurgency in Turkey have declared a ceasefire. The move comes just two days ...

For millions of years, the land we now call the United States has been home to towering prehistoric beasts, strange sea creatures, and lush ancient forests that no longer exist. Evidence of this ...

Space exploration is chock-full of jaw-dropping stories, some iconic like the Apollo lunar missions, and some “hidden gems”.