In groundbreaking work from the University of Warwick, researchers have found that wild orangutans vocalise with a layered complexity previously thought to be unique to human communication, suggesting ...

In the still soil under a church in Lund, southern Sweden, archaeologists have discovered the skeletal remains of a man whose fractured bones tell us a lot about medieval life, suffering, and human ki ...

One typical day in the year 79 CE, life as usual for the residents of Pompeii came to an abrupt end. Suddenly, Mount Vesuvius erupted in a catastrophic volcanic explosion, spewing a massive mushroom ...

John Long/The ConversationThe emergence of four-legged animals known as tetrapods was a key step in the evolution of many species today – including humans.Our new discovery, published today in Nature, ...

An international genomics study led by scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) at the Singapore Center for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and Asia ...

In a mountainous area of eastern Turkey, a team of American researchers believes they may have uncovered the remnants of one of history's most legendary vessels—Noah’s Ark.

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At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

A team from Heidelberg University excavating in Iraq made a spectacular find: In the throne room of the North Palace of King ...