Every so often, a discovery comes along that changes our understanding of the distant past. In the vast landscapes of the ...

A book of ancient scripture details a different side of the story of the Great Flood that the Bible says destroyed all living ...

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Former CIA officer Joe McMoneagle's claims about ancient Martian life and pyramids have sparked debate within the scientific community. His revelations raise questions about the possibility of an ...

“These people literally domesticated their forests,” said Amber VanDerwarker, an expert in ancient ... s possible that humans ...

Unlike other regions, where human-animal conflicts often lead to ... and the Pallavas by the bull, Assam — ancient Kamarupa — is symbolised by the elephant. The region’s dense forests ...

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Ancient footprints and drag marks at White Sands National Park in New Mexico suggest the earliest known Americans dragged ...

Researchers have identified a giant flying squirrel fossil from a cache of unusual animal remains dug out of an ancient sinkhole in Tennessee 25 years ago. The fossil sheds light on how flying ...

Despite its intimidating size, the Washington Giant House Spider is generally harmless to humans, preferring to feed on smaller insects such as moths and flies. While some people may still find the ...

“When these giant ice sheets melted ... but also modern, human-influenced climate change. "These ancient climate shifts demonstrate that environmental changes, whether natural or human-driven ...

New research shows that humans inhabited rainforests in the present-day Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 150,000 years ago, much earlier than previously thought. Rainforests have generally been considered ...