The Maya civilisation is known for its art and architecture. But we’re discovering Maya astronomy was even more advanced than ...

Explore the mysteries of Karnak Temple in Egypt, where massive granite and travertine blocks show precise cuts, drill holes, ...

"Discoveries like this are cosmic archaeology, uncovering rare stellar fossils that preserve the fingerprints of the universe ...

Adventure and mystery collide as four friends uncover a hidden basalt gateway leading to a dangerous primordial world ...

Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about modern anxieties than the past itself?

Books on homelessness, the U.S. Census and ancient India are among this year’s winners of prizes handed out by the J. Anthony Lukas Project, named for the late author and ...

Cleopatra VII, the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, remains one of history’s most studied and debated figures. While much is known about her political alliances and dramatic death, ...

Discovered in the Pictor II dwarf galaxy, star PicII-503 has an extreme deficiency in iron—less than 1/40,000th of the sun. This signature makes it the clearest example of a star within a primordial ...

The discovery of a new tektite-strewn field in northeastern Brazil points to a large meteorite impact—but geologists have yet to find the crater.