Africa is splitting apart and, in five to ten million years, will become two separate continents divided by a new, sixth ...

After studying the samples, Dr. Evans determined that the cave spiders had been hijacked by a fungus he dubbed Gibellula ...

In 2023, workers in Bellaghy, Northern Ireland made the chilling discovery of a set of eerily preserved human remains buried deep in a bog. Now, further analysis has revealed that the body belonged to ...

Archaeologists working in the town of Montaione, near Florence, Italy, recently announced the discovery of a miniature statue depicting the Greco-Roman hero Hercules. Standing just 20 inches tall, ...

Archeologists have discovered what appears to be a medieval board game in a 13th-century Russian castle. The game was found in a secret chamber within the Swedish-built Vyborg Castle, located near the ...

In the 1920s, members of the Osage Nation living in Oklahoma faced a terrifying series of brutal killings. Known as the Osage Indian murders, these crimes were driven by greed, as the perpetrators ...

While the significance of pollination — and pollinating insects — has become common knowledge, scientists have long struggled to estimate when the phenomenon of pollination first began on Earth. A ...

Genetic testing has ended a 20-year debate between a Native American tribe and the U.S. government over the origins of the world’s oldest natural mummy, which has now finally been laid to rest. The ...

The Shroud of Turin, or the Holy Shroud, is believed by some to be Jesus Christ’s burial garment. The centuries-old linen cloth appears to bear the faint image of a crucified man who endured horrific ...

If you spend enough time on the internet, you’re bound to come across any number of strange stories. Online forums have spawned a new wave of urban legends ranging from Slender Man to the ...

Long before the Arabian Desert became an arid expanse, it was a fertile crossroads for early humans making their way out of Africa. Along the way, they left behind some of the oldest tools ever found ...