From sketched ideas in the Codex Atlanticus, Leonardo da Vinci's largest collection of documents and drawings, his innovative ...

A Mesopotamian myth from nearly 4,000 years ago tells of a man who builds a boat to save the world from a divine flood, long ...

Chinese archaeologists have discovered the tomb of Kim Young, a hostage prince from the ancient kingdom of Silla, in Xi'an, ...

Ophiocordyceps are named because they infect the brain of their hosts to then manipulate the ant’s behaviour. Zombie-ant fungi have gained widespread recognition as the inspiration behind the ...

A joint Chinese-Uzbek archaeological team has made significant discoveries at the Chinar-Tepa site in the upper Surxondaryo river valley, unearthing more than 30 ancient house foundations and a trove ...

Have you ever heard someone say, “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight”? Or maybe your grandmother insisted that thunder meant ...

Throughout the history of the spread of Buddhism to Tibet from India, Buddhist masters and pilgrims have travelled between ...

The Shanghai Museum will open a new exhibition featuring the ancient Chinese civilization of Hongshan Culture. Going on at ...

Two new studies published in Science and Cell have shed light on a mysterious skull found in China, and in the process have provided insight into the lives of a previously little-known ancient human.

An archeological site Fujia, east China, has provided evidence of a matrilineal society dating back to 2750 to 2500 B.C.E.

Palaeontologists used ancient molecules to identify a cranium found near Harbin in northeastern China as belonging to the ...

Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull.