It's weird that we have been told over and over that gladiators fought to the death, when it wasn't even true.

Mushrooms have been used by ancient humans for millennia, but archaeologists have only just uncovered their pivotal role in ...

The new species, named after the electro funk band Chromeo, helps explain the larger story of why only one small group of dinosaurs survived the extinction. A fossil rarely reveals an animal’s entire ...

Ancient European hunter-gatherers were far more advanced in their cooking methods than previously thought, a new study has found, combining ingredients in “remarkably selective” ways, with cuisines ...

Two researchers discuss how ancient DNA is used to track how people moved and lived during Britain's bronze age.

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There’s something kind of magical about looking at stuff from the past; it’s like a tiny peek into how people lived, worked, and created long before we were around. Sure, lots of these treasures sit ...

Tanyka broke that mold entirely. Its lower jaw twisted outward from back to front. Some of its teeth pointed outward and sideways, not toward the opposing jaw but off to the side. Lining the inside of ...