The president set out to leave a legacy on nation's most carbon-rich forests. Experts say he dropped the ball.

Ancient Greek women had their own festival, Haloa, where they honored three deities with drinking, dirty jokes, and huge phalluses.

Here is a look at some of the most popular finds from the year: In Norway, boys discovered rare 600-year-old silver coins under a church, which they kept for decades. The coins, dating from the 1300s ...

What may surprise you, though, is how well our most ancient ancestors ate. One reason they led quite a healthy life was that ...

The salivary amylase gene, known as AMY1, is already known to have helped us adapt to eating carbs. It encodes amylase, an ...

The Chinese Qin Emperor's Terracotta Army is 8,000 soldiers strong and has been referred to as the eighth World Wonder.

Archaeologists in France recently unearthed a 1,700-year-old ring engraved with an ancient religious motif. The ornately ...

Discover how recent research suggests Stonehenge may have been rebuilt to unify Britain's population during ancient times.

This year, scientists were able to pull back the curtain on mysteries surrounding figures across history, both known and ...

A recent study study has unveiled the genetic secrets behind the vivid red flesh and early ripening of ancient peach ...