The discovery was made at a London development site which had already yielded stunning mosaics and a rare Roman mausoleum.

The shoe “was intact from toe to heel and immediately drew impressed gasps from volunteers and staff alike,” writes Rachel ...

A New York couple stumble upon an ancient mastodon fossil beneath their lawn.

Researchers found human and animal remains inside, suggesting complex funerary rituals of an unknown Amazonian culture.

A likely source for the fighting giants is Orlando Furioso, a 1532 epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto, in which the protagonist, driven mad by unrequited love, tears a woodsman in two.

When a massive tree toppled in the floodplains of Fonte Boa, a region in the Brazilian Amazon, local fishermen noticed ...

Although many statues of Hatshepsut were intentionally broken, the reason behind their destruction has nothing to do with her ...

ALBANY — Workers digging at Manhattan’s World Trade Center site 15 years ago made an improbable discovery: sodden timbers ...

A giant plastic blue clothespin stands upright under a hydraulic press, ready to be crushed. The tension between its simple ...

From fresh berries to honey, learn which foods to buy in bulk—and which will waste your money, space, and possibly sanity.

A remarkable archaeological find in the heart of London has revealed one of the most extensive collections of Roman frescoes ever found in the city.

Dr. Rick Knecht, working with local Native corporation Qanirtuuq, Inc., has helped accumulate the world’s largest collection ...