Archaeology

A federal designation could help yield 3-D models that are useful for finding, studying and conserving vessels on the bed of Lake Michigan

Studies of living and mummified baboons hint at why ancient Egyptians revered these pesky primates and uncover the probable location of the fabled kingdom from which they imported the animals

Seeds found in fossilized tracks fuel new speculation about when—and how—people arrived

Dubbed morelladon, fossil remains of a medium-size dinosaur discovered near the town of Morella in Spain's Castellón province

New fossil dates show beasts arose from their ancestors in half the time researchers previously thought

An early species of baleen whale relied on teeth rather than a filter for feeding

Researchers made the discovery after noticing dinosaur footprints along the Isle of Skye's rocky coast—an area that was a lagoon during the Jurassic

The only thing more remarkable than the ascent of these amazing beasts is their downfall

Fluid dynamics sheds light the Tribrachidium's approach to mealtime 550 million years ago

14-face die made of animal tooth and 21 rectangular pieces were part of a game that has not been played in 1,500 years

DNA from Denisovans suggests they lived in Siberia for millennia and were more genetically diverse than Neandertals, but less diverse than modern humans

A new study provides substantial support for earlier claims of 520-million-year-old arthropod brain systems, raising interesting questions about the nature of brains, life and intelligence in the cosmos