Ancient DNA from Napoleon’s soldiers reveals enteric and relapsing fevers - not typhus - as key killers during the army’s ...

Recent analysis of ancient antelope teeth has provided unexpected insights into the lives of early humans, challenging ...

Scientists used DNA testing on 1,200-year-old feces to detect E. coli, pinworms, and Giardia in ancient Mexico, and found ...

MIT, founded in 1861, is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, along the Charles River near Boston. Its first classes began in 1865 after delays caused by the Civil War ...

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

Unlocking the Secrets of Language Learning Introduction: The Legacy of Linguistic Discovery The Rosetta Stone is not merely a historical artifact; it represents a monumental breakthrough in the field ...

The computer modeling revealed that prehistoric humans influenced European landscapes through two primary mechanisms: deliberate burning of trees and shrubs to create more open habitats, and hunting ...

Venus figurines, with exaggerated sexual characteristics such as big hips and breasts, began appearing about 40,000 years ago ...

Ancient DNA reveals Napoleon’s army was decimated by hidden fevers, not typhus, during the disastrous 1812 Russian invasion.

A fire whistle might seem like ancient technology when it comes to alerting a community about a fire. But in New Stanton, residents say that, without the whistle, they’re concerned the fire department ...

When scientists sequenced the Neanderthal genome in 2010, they learned that Neanderthals interbred with human ancestors ...

On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse sent the world’s first telegraph message, tapping out the biblical phrase “What hath God ...