This week, uncover the secrets of Pompeii through ancient DNA, meet an adventurous emperor penguin, seek signs of mysterious ...

A map of the night sky created by the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus was recently discovered at St. Catherine Monastery ...

The 3,000-year-old map places the Ark beyond Mesopotamia, in an unknown land where jewels hang from trees instead of fruit.

As part of their survey, researchers examined declassified U.S. spy satellite imagery from the 1970s, which is now in the public domain, and compared the visual data to modern-day photography and ...

Ever since the ancient Greeks first made observations of the circular Moon and the skies, scientists have known that the ...

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

Lasers revealed that the city spanned roughly the same area as Beijing and may have been among the most densely populated in the region.

Indeed, these remnants are linked to the Earth's internal movements, which are much more complex than previously thought. A map of the East Pacific Rise region where the discovery of an ancient sea ...

Using drone-based lidar, researchers mapped two medieval cities, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, in Uzbekistan, revealing detailed urban structures significant to the Silk Road's history. The first use of d ...

Scientists recently identified the oldest material on Earth: stardust that's 7 billion years old, tucked away in a massive, rocky meteorite that struck our planet half a century ago. Some of these ...

The oldest surviving world map, known as the Imago Mundi, offers a fascinating glimpse into ancient Babylonian life. Dating ...

But what if that wasn't the only time in Earth's history that a space rock triggered an ancient apocalypse ... Interactive map reveals the lost sunken cities around the world - from a 'cursed ...