DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

The first animals must also have invented ways to produce the many different kinds of cells we have today; muscle cells, ...

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered a 2,700-year-old Assyrian pottery shard that may shed light on biblical events in ...

A new introduction to the great philosopher’s work foregrounds its revolutionary nature and far-reaching impact.

The QS ranking placed five Japanese universities on the top 100 university list: University of Tokyo (22), Kyoto ...

Scientists dug into paleofeces for a new study, learning some very intimate details about how long-ago people lived.

The elders spoke softly but their words carried centuries. That day, I learned how to read the land the way others read books ...

Excavated with colonial labor and shipped to the Netherlands, the famous fossil is being repatriated to Indonesia along with ...

Australia is home to the world’s oldest living cultures, yet remains one of the few countries without a national treaty ...

Mad Max nearly had a month to fume, seethe and boil as he waited for his October opportunity. Finally given the ball in the ...

Languages have always been the very fiber of humanity. The cornerstone of society, and the force that paved the way for civilization. Without it, societies could not have developed as they did - it is ...

Rebellion, the publishers of 2000AD, Judge Dredd Megazine and more, has announced the first ever 2000AD silver collectible coin is now available. Created in partnership with 101 Collectibles Ltd, ...