A 3,000-year-old mummified crocodile is giving us a peek into the strange and fascinating world of ancient Egyptian rituals.

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...

Archaeologists excavating sites on Russia's Taman Peninsula have uncovered remarkable evidence of ancient innovation—carefully crafted bone skates made from horse bones that enabled ancient peoples to ...

Contrary to popular depictions of bee nests as large, intricate hives that hang from trees, the majority of bee species — about 90% — are actually solitary and build their nests in the ground or ...