Throughout history, numerous ancient technologies have left researchers and historians pondering the true capabilities of early civilizations. Were they more advanced than we give them credit for? By ...

Historians are occasionally forced to revise their preconceived notions after discovering something hidden in the shadows and ...

A new study shows ancient Egyptians made bronze stronger with speiss, changing what experts knew about early metalworking ...

On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse sent the world’s first telegraph message, tapping out the biblical phrase “What hath God ...

While people today are living through the first human-caused global warming event, we aren’t the first to ever live through climate change. For example, between the years 800 and 1400, the world was ...

Ancient DNA from Napoleon’s soldiers reveals enteric and relapsing fevers - not typhus - as key killers during the army’s ...

Read full article: Bond hearing pushed back for Glenvar woman charged with felony animal attack Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a remarkably well-preserved skeleton found in a ...

Labs that specialize in ancient DNA have high-tech clean rooms to minimize contamination. They also use next-generation sequencing optimized for such a fragile substance. Additionally, most labs would ...

Scientists at Georgia State University have used CRISPR gene editing to restore an ancient enzyme humans lost millions of years ago potentially reversing the buildup of uric acid that causes gout.

The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts. Those ...