From four-leaf clovers to lucky pennies, America has its own set of good luck symbols. But where do they come from, and what ...

Lead pollution in and around the Aegean Sea dates back to the Bronze Age and shows a strong spike associated with Roman ...

Like something out of Stargate SG1, hieroglyphs lie hidden within a remote sandstone canyon in the deep bush of ...

Legend has it that, long before the axolotl became Mexico's most beloved salamander, it was a sneaky god. "It's an ...

Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god.

“Despite there being many varieties, the axolotl from the area is a symbol of identity for the ... its lunar goddess — but it did appear in ancient Mesoamerican documents.

For a certain class of deep-pocketed bigshot, such as Hollywood stars, hedge fund titans and tech moguls, dinosaur bones are the status item of choice At auction, the ancient fossilized remnants ...

In the 6th century BC, while Rome was still a minor city-state in the Italian peninsula, the ancient city of Cyrene flourished as one of the wealthiest places on Earth. Nestled on the North ...

This ancient period of deep freeze, known as the Neoproterozoic Era, or “Snowball Earth,” lasted from about 1 billion to 543 ...

Researchers have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was shaped. The team found ...