To estimate lead pollution levels in ancient Rome, researchers turned to ice core samples taken from Greenland and Russia. For decades, scientists have been using large drills to penetrate Arctic ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural ...

Researchers aboard the E/V Nautilus recently discovered four rare Palau nautiluses, ancient cephalopods also known as "living fossils," in the deep waters near the German Channel. The sighting ...

Here’s how it works. An ancient and enigmatic stone circle in the Middle East may not be a prehistoric astronomical observatory after all, according to a new study of satellite images.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Ancient wave ripples on Mars, discovered by NASA's Curiosity rover, indicate the presence of ice-free, shallow lakes around 3.7 billion years ago. These ripples ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

Further back in evolution, two babies at once was the norm. Our ancient primate ancestors gave birth to twins. Modern humans overwhelmingly birth just a single child — a rather large child with ...

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Crook County sheriff's deputies and Sheriff's Search and Rescue volunteers came to the aid of four motorists, including a young child, whose two vehicles became stuck on ...

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) --Crook County School Board member Cheyenne Edgerly, who voted against moving forward with negotiations for embattled Superintendent Melissa Skinner's departure , issued a ...

A new immersive exhibition titled "In the Realm of the Pharaohs - An Immersive Journey into Ancient Egypt" has opened at the Dortmund art center Phoenix des Lumières, allowing visitors to wander ...

Lead pollution in ancient Rome may have dropped the average IQ by up to three points, a new study has found. In the paper, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...