The sequencing of a genome extracted from the remains of an individual from ancient Egypt has revealed that 77.6% of their ...

Scientists have unlocked the secrets of ancient Roman cuisine. They identified fish used in 'garum', a popular Roman fish ...

This photo provided by researchers shows rock-cut tombs in Nuwayrat, Egypt where a pottery vessel in which the remains of a ...

A new study has found that leprosy was circulating in Chile some 4,000 years ago, meaning the disease arrived in the Americas ...

DNA offers new clues about ancient human societies.

Dire wolves vanished more than 12,000 years ago but science has brought them back, and now, the massive creatures made famous ...