Behind the colorful trajineras and lively party boats, locals are working to preserve Xochimilco’s history, culture, and fragile ecosystem surrounding its floating farms.

The fossil and genetic evidence agree that modern humans originated in Africa. The most genetically diverse human populations ...

Finding dinosaur bones is not something that is exactly common, but it isn’t unheard of either. Today, most old dinosaur ...

A previously unknown medieval castle has emerged from the Swiss landscape after a researcher studying high-resolution terrain maps identified telltale features of an early fortification near ...

The Trojan War was one of the most significant and famous events in Greek history – at least, as far as the ancient Greeks ...

For millions of years, the land we now call the United States has been home to towering prehistoric beasts, strange sea creatures, and lush ancient forests that no longer exist. Evidence of this ...

The Sabines, a Spartan tribe, shaped the early Romans with their martial skill, social order, and lasting cultural and religious influence.

Archaeologists working at the animal cemetery at Berenike have documented remains from three dozen primates, marking a significant shift in Roman pet-keeping practices. Previously, the handful of ...

A detailed study published in The Anatomical Record explains how the 14-foot armored fish was indeed an “evolutionary oddball ...

Archaeologists uncover 16 Indigenous canoes, one older than the Pyramids, revealing a vast prehistoric travel network.

Domestic cats first joined European communities around 2,000 years ago, during the age of Roman power, not in deep prehistory ...

Archaeologists say the idea that our ancient ancestors survived on nothing but meat – and that the “carnivore” fad diet ...