This Roman senator wrote some of the greatest letters in history. Here’s how Pliny the Younger’s words have kept ancient Rome ...

Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.

For years, rumors swirled about where his wealth came from. A Times investigation reveals the truth of how a college dropout ...

Rob Reiner, the celebrated actor, director and producer, was found dead with his wife, Michele, at their home in Los Angeles ...

The discovery site at East Farm, Barnham, England lies hidden within a disused clay pit tucked away in the wooded landscape between Thetford and Bury St Edmunds. Professor Nick Ashton from the British ...

It's easy to take for granted that with the flick of a lighter or the turn of a furnace knob, modern humans can conjure flames — cooking food, lighting candles or warming homes. For much of our ...

Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering ...

That resourceful "trash panda" digging through your garbage may be more than just a nuisance -- it could be a living example of evolution in progress. A new study suggests that raccoons living near ...

Everton kept a clean sheet despite playing with 10 men for over 80 minutes. / Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar/Getty Images Manchester United’s 1–0 to Everton ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) is moving forward with discussions of changes to how public schools teach social studies. In September, the board adopted a plan that ...

Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and how they might have traded them around the world. From Pomeranians to poodles, Saint ...