Ancient civilizations accomplished feats of engineering that continue to challenge modern understanding. Despite advances ...

More than 3.5 billion years ago, the Earth was not the hospitable world we know today. The atmosphere lacked oxygen, the seas ...

Across the world, archaeologists keep stumbling on structures so old, so large and so technically sophisticated that they ...

Deep-sea sediment layers show rare microbial wrinkle structures that formed in environments far beyond the reach of sunlight. Dr. Rowan Martindale, a paleoecologist and geobiologist at the University ...

Archaeologists mapping the well-preserved Maya settlement of X’baatún found dozens of ruined structures dating back over 800 years. Photo from Xavier Sicart Chavarría via INAH Hidden beneath the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." An earthquake in central Myanmar unearthed an ancient structure that may be part of a royal “water palace ...

The findings were recently announced by the Hebei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Shijiazhuang.

The ingenuity of the construction techniques used by Greek builders 2,000 years ago continues to dazzle the world. What did these ancient engineers get right? And how does looking to the past help ...

As drought exposes ancient harbors and settlements in Lake Van and Lake İznik, experts highlight the urgent need for preservation and warn of the risks posed by the rise of “drought tourism.” The ...

The popular history docuseries The UnXplained returns to the History Channel with its season eight premiere Friday, Jan. 16 at 9/8c. During the season eight premiere episode, host William Shatner ...