Old beliefs about early human behavior in East Asia are being challenged by the discovery of a richly-layered archaeological ...

Keck Medicine of USC radiologists use computed tomography (CT) scanners to diagnose and treat patients' diseases and injuries. Recently, however, this advanced technology was put to a far more novel ...

X-ray scans conducted on a 2,000-year-old mummy have revealed that the ancient Egyptian lived with an aching lower back, not unlike many modern humans. Radiologists subjected two mummies dated to ...

New evidence has emerged that sheds light on the possible first people to populate the Americas. Dating of stone and ivory ...

Scientists have found that ancient Martian lakes could have survived for decades despite freezing air temperatures. Using a ...

For over a century, strange machining marks on Egyptian stone have defied explanation, showing levels of precision beyond even modern tools. Some researchers now connect this evidence to a dooms day ...

About 2,000 years ago, life in the Roman town of Pompeii—located in modern-day Italy—looked a lot like life anywhere else.

Scientists discover 97-million-year-old magnetic fossils that reveal how ancient animals used Earth’s magnetic field as a ...

High-resolution imaging conducted at USC reveals evidence of chronic pain, dental disease and possible surgical intervention ...

Two Egyptian mummies underwent full-body computed tomography (CT) scans, which doctors today use to identify injuries and ...

A longtime 2007 Chevy Silverado owner says a single test drive in a Tesla Cyberbeast made his trusted V8 feel "ancient and ...

Advances in the field have shown that ancient objects can retain the "molecular fingerprints" of past aromatic practices.