16+ min ago  (506+ words) It was a race against the elements to record them. As 55 mph winds whipped sand across the Scottish coastline, archaeologists raced against the looming waves to record 2,000-year-old footprints discovered just hours before by a couple of dog walkers. Thanks…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago  (364+ words) Credit: Map by Juan Joseph Elixio de la Puente (1764) The city of St. Augustine, Florida, has the distinction of being continuously occupied longer than any other European settlement in what is today the continental United States. A large portion of…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago  (442+ words) Yet the study of the human genome still holds surprises. By sequencing the DNA of several individuals found at the Oakhurst Rockshelter archaeological site, researchers were able to reconstruct the demographic history of the Indigenous San population over the past…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago  (649+ words) Climate has always had a say in human history. When rain falls at the right time, crops grow and cities thrive. When it does not, people move, adapt, or sometimes disappear. About 4,200 years ago, the planet went through a major…...

1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (331+ words) Transport yourself to ancient Greece with this exquisite miniature replica of a Corinthian Spartan warrior helmet. This detailed sculpture captures the iconic design of the classical Greek military headgear, complete with its distinctive high crest and protective cheek plates. The…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (705+ words) Science journalist, I am above all passionate about space, which is what inspired me to pursue this specialty. Drawn to science in general, I also closely follow news related to the environment and technology. After earning a degree from Sciences…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago  (400+ words) The digital reconstruction of the iconic fossil, Little Foot, reveals unexpected similarities with Ethiopian specimens, contributing to debates on early hominin relationships. A new digital reconstruction of the face of the 3.67millionyearold'Australopithecus'fossil, Little Foot, provides new insight into the evolution…...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (303+ words) Italian authorities uncovered an ancient treasure off the coast of Apulia in the Ionian Sea in June, but kept the discovery a secret until recently. The Guardia di Finanza, a militarized police force for financial matters, told Fox News officials…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago  (250+ words) The Mani Peninsula, a land where pagan traditions survived long after most of Greece had embraced Christianity, rises dramatically from cliffs and jagged mountains, its secluded coves carved by wind and sea. Other explanations have been proposed, though they are…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (790+ words) It is an unassuming building in the middle of a row of everyday shops - but it hides a grisly past. In the 17th Century, "priest hunters" would comb the towns and villages of Wales and England looking for people worshipping the…...