That day, the Nautilus crossed a singular zone of the Atlantic Ocean. Everyone knows about the existence of that great warm water current known as the Gulf Stream, which, after leaving the Florida ...

A massive genetic study of 156 ancient genomes shows that the Sarmatians who settled in the Carpathian Basin came from the Urals and Kazakhstan—and survived the Huns’ arrival. A new genetic study has ...

A system of tunnels carved into the tuff of Nahal ‘Amal, dated to the 14th and 15th centuries, reveals the use of brackish water to generate mechanical energy, redefining the medieval industrial ...

A meticulous study of the ankle joint of this 4.4-million-year-old ancestor positions this species as a crucial link, bearing both primitive traits for climbing and early adaptations for upright ...

Salt has been with humankind almost since the beginning of time. Its usefulness as a seasoning and preservative extends to other historical applications, both therapeutic and ritual, so it is not surp ...

A small treasure composed of four gold rings, delicately decorated with incisions and probably forming a necklace or a prestige ornament, has been documented by Romanian researchers. The find, made by ...

Although from time to time news appears in the media about shipwrecks that may be more than 4,000 years old, for now the oldest confirmed and dated shipwreck ever found is the Dokos wreck, which dates ...

The construction of a new road near Perth in Scotland has unearthed the remains of a fortified Iron Age settlement that, after several centuries of occupation, was mysteriously abandoned on the eve of ...

At the archaeological site of Vergina, the ancient Aigai and first capital of Macedonia, archaeologists unearthed several ...

A scientific enclave at the southern tip of Chile has become the epicenter of a major biological revelation: the confirmation ...

Marcus Flavius Aquila is a Roman legionary who is wounded in the leg during a battle in Britain. Retired from service and ...

An imposing line of stone and mud winding through a remote valley in southern Uzbekistan has guarded for centuries crucial ...