Descendants of Wilhelm and Katherine Peters Francke met for the 90th time at a reunion east of Lincoln last month.

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...

The former California governor is the latest to recognize that the most remarkable thing about the first president was not ...

A group of scientists studying pregnancy across six different mammals—from humans to marsupials—uncovered how certain cells ...

Grizzly bears continue to move back into prairie country in Montana. Near tiny rural communities, they’ve been attacking ...

Some of the modern and ancient ways in which farmers are trying to cope with the heatwave include sunscreen, flavoured ice blocks and paddling pools for cows. There is a renewed appreciation for ...

7.7 million-year-old fossils found near Turkey’s Yamula Dam are revealing the giants that once roamed the region.

As China's first representative archaeological culture to enter the phase of ancient states, Hongshan is recognized as a ...

Colossal Biosciences has announced it will attempt to 'de-extinct' a group of birds called the moa, which once lived in New ...

KOCHI: Elephants are known to be herbivores, but pachyderms in Kerala have begun consuming chicken! Yes, you heard it right.

Each year, between the lunar months of April and May, when the dry season gives way to the rains, Khmer communities in Tra ...

Sam Kean has gone back in time, at least in practice, for his new book "Dinner with King Tut." He talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about "experimental archeology" and learning about ancient cultures.