Messages hidden in priceless medieval texts such as The Book of Lismore may be legible for the first time in centuries thanks ...

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

Before Mesopotamian people invented writing, they used cylinder seals to press patterns into wet clay – and some of the ...

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved for ...

Whether it's asteroids, volcanoes, artificial intelligence (AI) or climate change that keeps you up at night, a new book by ...

Over recent decades, significant progress has been made in the field of ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis ... that events occurred ...

The new fossil, found in Argentina, surpasses the previous ancient record holder by about 20 million years. Imprinted in a slab of sandstone are parts of the tadpole's skull and backbone ...

(AP Video: Stephen Smith) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Archaeologists using laser-sensing technology have detected what may be an ...

William Dalrymple has spent decades writing about history, but he’s discovered that an even bigger audience wants to hear him ...

At the Gomti book festival, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urges children to pick up reading habits beyond textbooks, ...