Scientists were amazed to discover a 507-year-old clam that was already 100 in Shakespeare’s day, but why did it live so long ...

The discovery of the settlements over the years has led to a new understanding of the Asia Minor and Anatolia regions.

The chance rediscovery of the ancient Chinese Sanxingdui civilization is legendary in and of itself. In 1929, an unsuspecting peasant in Sichuan province stumbled upon a cache of jade relics while ...

Australia’s first people arrived more than 60,000 years ago, crossing open seas long before any known civilization mastered ocean navigation. They survived megafauna, volcanic eruptions, ...