A team of 15 specialist divers dove into waters off the coast of the Philippines last month—initiating a forensic recovery operation that one Pentagon scientist said could take "months or years."
New findings challenge an “Inca-centric” view of South American history, the researchers say.
The ancient scribbles, written in Tamil, read, “Cikai Korran came here and saw.”
The renowned physicist, mathematician, and philosopher would later reject the ideas presented in this very book.
Geneticists have found an interesting pattern in how early humans and Neanderthals interbred—and it wasn't balanced.
Prehistoric humans had a surprisingly sophisticated understanding of geometric rules, as this study suggests.
The discovery presents some of the oldest physical evidence that tooth-blackening trends in Vietnam have stayed consistent for a very, very long time.
Researchers revisited a 2,500-year-old mummified skull, uncovering signs of an extreme surgical procedure—which the ancient woman survived.
New research investigates the centuries-old remains of sacrificial victims recovered from volcanoes in Peru.