Just as archaeologists piece together ancient languages from fragments ... and other times we discover entirely novel ways of ...

In the half-dark of a third-floor office, Danielle Levy lifted a clay tablet out of its box. Carefully examining it with ...

Across history, ancient civilizations crafted prototypes for many of the modern mechanisms that have become integral to contemporary life.

Our ancestors probably used a wide range of plant-based tools that have since been lost to history. Now we're finally getting a glimpse of this Botanic Age ...

The results, published Nov. 7 in Current Biology, reveal that some of the stories told for decades about the individuals’ ...

In ancient civilizations, smoke signals were an essential tool for secure and rapid military communication. Armies would use this tactic to coordinate movements, call for reinforcements or warn of ...

The 2,000-year-old geoglyphs offer clues to the ancient Nazca people and their rituals.

Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...

The National Science Foundation recently awarded the Cleveland Museum of Natural History a $307,000 grant that will allow Finestone and Plummer to continue their study of Early Stone Age tools in ...

New research suggests that nature would have possessed the genetic tools to “create eggs” long before it “invented chickens”.

Discover agate meaning: learn how this beautiful crystal supports emotional healing, balance, and grounding energy, making it ...

Just as archaeologists piece together ancient languages from fragments ... and other times we discover entirely novel ways of ...