History

Discoveries New DNA findings reveal what really stopped Napoleon’s army in 1812

New DNA study reveals pathogens behind Napoleon’s retreat losses, highlighting paratyphoid and relapsing fever as key killers.

Melanie Livingstone

Discoveries Archeologists reveal how ancient Egyptians built the pyramids

Discoveries Scientists reveal the conflict-ridden history of an important biblical city

Innovations Important scientific finding confirms ancient biblical events

Discoveries New discovery reveals why early humans ate more plants than meat

Discoveries 23,000-Year-Old Footprints Discovered in New Mexico Rewrite Human History in America

Discoveries Clues to Sicily’s first inhabitants discovered in underwater caves

Discoveries Historic study extends chart of life by nearly 1.5 billion years

Discoveries Archeologists discover new gigantic prehistoric predator

Discoveries Persian gold coin discovery sheds new light on Greek life

Discoveries Famous mummy expression may be due to agony, not poor embalming

Discoveries Did climate change trigger pandemics in the past?

Discoveries Researchers discover evidence of humanity’s earliest recorded kiss

Discoveries New research concludes that Vikings weren’t all Scandinavian

Discoveries Vocal communication originated over 400 million years ago

Discoveries Cincinnati Art Museum uses science to solve a 1,300-year-old art mystery

Discoveries DNA from human remains shines new light on Jewish history