Long before modern sunscreens, Homo sapiens may have found natural ways to protect themselves from the sun’s dangerous rays.

One day, these sites may receive world heritage status. However, their story would be incomplete until the larger narrative ...

Ancient genomes from Libya’s Takarkori shelter have provided new insights into the genetic history of the Green Sahara.

So, it’s likely that dinosaurs walked side-by-side with an ancient ancestor of spider crickets. Given their archaic features, ...

Around 41,000 years ago, Earth’s magnetic field underwent a chaotic shift that temporarily weakened the planet’s natural ...

This week, the Curiosity rover found large carbon deposits on Mars, suggesting an ancient carbon cycle. Researchers exploring ...

Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France, ancient humans who lived around 30,000 years ago carved horses, ...

Stone Age humans used a form of "prehistoric sunscreen" more than 40,000 years ago that may have helped them survive whilst ...

A landowner in Argentina’s Neuquén province reported the discovery of fossilized remains Authorities confirmed the find as an ichthyosaur, a prehistoric marine reptile Crews worked with ...

Hidden prehistoric sites near Hyderabad, including Manchirevula's ancient tool valley and Khajaguda's Neolithic grooves, face threats from neglect and vandalism. Peerancheru's rock shelter and the ...

Scuba divers in the Gulf of California saw a longfin batfish, a non-native species, in a first-of-its-kind sighting, a study said. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto Plunging into the murky ...

A woman was slashed in the neck after an argument Tuesday inside a Manhattan shelter for migrants, cops said. The 41-year-old victim started arguing with her assailant around 1:59 p.m. at the ...