Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

University of Ferrara researchers in Italy have examined how European skin, eye and hair pigmentation evolved over the past ...

We often talk about water and how important it is to make sure it is clean and unpolluted. But lakes usually fall through the ...

Conservationists hope the historical and cultural significance of landmarks like the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval ...

Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving ...

NASA's Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore expected to return to Earth on this date after spending nearly 8 months in space 'Nine ...

New research suggests that the first Indo-European speakers lived in southern Russia 6,500 years ago, challenging ...

Most papers focus on the Ukraine war, as peace talks between the US and Russia - but not Ukraine - begin later.

Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have ...

Once-thriving landmarks like the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval Crusader castle of Crac des Chevaliers remain ...