Scientists have recovered a genome of Treponema pallidum—the bacterium whose subspecies today are responsible for four ...

A 5,500-year-old skeleton from the Americas has yielded the oldest genetic evidence yet of a bacterium closely related to the ...

Astronomers believe this barred spiral galaxy could be the oldest example of its kind ever observed. Research led by Daniel ...

Ancient wooden boats, some dating back 5,200 years, have been discovered in Wisconsin's Lake Mendota. This significant find ...

“Our results push back the association of T. pallidum with humans by thousands of years, possibly more than 10,000 years ago ...

This lakeside village has been inhabited since prehistoric times due to nearby salt deposits. Hallstatt’s long history and ...

A centuries-old Bible chronology suggests we are living in a pivotal year, as humanity enters an era of divine judgment, renewal or reset. A video shared on Instagram by Kaylah Hodgins focuses on ...

Research led by the University of Sydney is reshaping scientific understanding of one of the world's most widespread canine ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Dmanisi Hominid Archaeological Site is home to the oldest hominid fossils in Europe, and many studies have tried to sort through the fossils to ...

The “Trees, Time and Technology” show opening next week at the di Rosa center weaves together history, feminism, Judaica and ...

Australia’s ancient rocks are acting like natural clocks, revealing how landscapes changed over billions of years through ...

We tend to view history as a series of neat, isolated boxes -the Stone Age, the Renaissance, and the Modern Era- each ...