Paleontologists have identified a new ancient crocodile relative, although it looked nothing like the terrifying semi-aquatic ...

One of the most interesting facts about Ancient Egypt that you might not be aware of is that it granted women more rights ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When archaeologists studying a fifth-century Swedish site found a human skeleton lying on the floor of a house, they wondered why ...

An icy visitor from deep space has just pulled off one of the strangest light shows astronomers have ever recorded, flaring in brightness as it slipped behind the Sun and then emerging transformed.

A bizarre crocodile relative from the age of dinosaurs is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about ancient reptiles. This poodle-sized creature, called Sonselasuchus cedrus, appears to have ...

People back then loved competition and entertainment just as much as we do today. But their idea of "sports" might leave you scratching your head. We can't talk about strange ancient sports without ...

In 648 BCE, the Greek poet Archilochus wrote that “nothing can be surprising anymore or impossible or miraculous, now that Zeus, father of the Olympians, has made a night out of noonday, hiding the ...

The Colosseum in ancient Rome had 50,000 spectators, the roar of the crowd, and... a snack break? Yep, the Romans didn’t just show up for the bloodshed. They brought their favorite treats to enjoy ...

How Did These Strange, Ancient Organisms Turn into Such Remarkable Fossils? New Research in Geology reveals why the 570-million-year-old Ediacaran Biota were so exceptionally preserved. Boulder, Colo.

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Can gumbo recipes published in 1847 and 1850 hold a candle to gumbo recipes from the 2020s? And who were the first people to eat gumbo, anyway? Because the answers to ...