Ancient Greeks often inscribed messages on the objects they shot at their adversaries—in this case, doing so with a warning.

Fragments of a star catalog from the second century B.C. have turned up in a manuscript that had been erased and written over centuries later. A new analysis of the religious manuscript shows that the ...

How did ancient fish perceive their environment in the deep sea? An international team led by scientists from the Natural ...

Paintings from ancient Egypt show the harvesting of grapes and the making of wine. Mesopotamian murals illustrate elites rai ...

See how Egyptian engineers might have used water to shape history’s greatest monuments.

The transition from mythology to rational, scientific thought in Ancient Greece set the foundation for Western civilization.

The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics, and especially geometry, and science.

Every year brings new discoveries from ancient Egypt and 2024 was no exception. In this countdown, Live Science takes a look at 10 fascinating discoveries from the past year. When you purchase through ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, scientists reported Thursday. Relatively little is known about Denisovans, an extinct ...

As humans alter the planet’s climate and ecosystems, scientists are looking to Earth’s history to help predict what may unfold from climate change. To this end, massive ice structures like glaciers ...