Across history, ancient civilizations crafted prototypes for many of the modern mechanisms that have become integral to contemporary life.

The evidence found by the rover includes traces of beaches that may have been adjacent to water, as well as geological ...

In the half-dark of a third-floor office, Danielle Levy lifted a clay tablet out of its box. Carefully examining it with ...

The imposing creatures ruled the roost as top predators of their terrestrial ecosystems, and scientists recently discovered ...

A collaboration of scientists extracted DNA from the famed plaster casts of Pompeii, revealing new insights about the victims ...

With the assistance of China's Zhurong rover, scientists have gathered fresh evidence that Mars was home to an ocean billions ...

Researchers have successfully mapped a previously unknown settlement, as well as thousands of structures that remain buried ...

The long-entombed Celtic burial chamber is being hailed as a find of "unique and of outstanding scientific importance." ...

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved for centuries.

Lasers revealed that the city spanned roughly the same area as Beijing and may have been among the most densely populated in the region.

New evidence collected by China's Zhurong rover makes a compelling case for the existence of ancient oceans on Mars.

Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...