Claims that a small-brained hominin called Homo naledi buried its dead raise intriguing questions about ancient minds and why ...

Archaeologists working on the shores of Ohrid Lake in Albania are convinced they have uncovered the oldest human settlement ...

Sarah Coyle, the woman who is believed to have been Ireland's oldest person, has died at the age of 108, her family has ...

A man who endured so much and witnessed so much said his greatest regret was not doing more to inspire young people.

Archaeologists are convinced they have uncovered the oldest human settlement built on a European lake. The team from Switzerland and Albania, who are working on the shores of Ohrid Lake, believe they ...

Archaeologists in central Israel are excavating one of the world's oldest known burial sites, dating back 100,000 years ...

It gives new meaning to dog years. Various types of sled dogs have been used by humans across the Arctic for almost 10,000 years, but new research reveals one particular type to be the oldest ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the potential ancestry of those who belonged to the enduring civilization.

Canine genetic history could settle a debate about a Viking outpost and human migration.

Beezler, a 32-year-old Asiatic black bear that had lived at Colorado’s Cheyenne Mountain Zoo since she was a cub, was euthanized on Sunday, zoo officials said.