In a quiet lab at the DeYoung Museum, art conservators are combining centuries-old clues with modern technology to prepare an ...

Australian small and medium-sized businesses are losing about $3.75bn annually from outdated tech, with a new study revealing ...

For decades, the strongest evidence for the earliest human settlement in the Americas came from a site in Chile called Monte ...

Persian badgir, or wind towers, are an ancient technology that could inspire the sustainable cities of the future.

Archaeologists uncover an ancient Roman house in Saepinum, Italy, with advanced water technology, rare artifacts, and ...

A 700-year-old metal box made from 78 elements could reshape future spacecraft design, with studies by Indian labs suggesting ...

Ancient Iranian technology adapted desert life through windcatchers, qanat water systems, yakhchals for storing ice, and some ...

A new study focuses on krypton gas in the hopes of understanding how ancient coastlines and landscapes change in Earth’s past ...

The Roman Empire is often remembered for its armies and its vast territory. But one of its greatest achievements was its ...

"Discoveries like this are cosmic archaeology, uncovering rare stellar fossils that preserve the fingerprints of the universe ...

For thousands of years, prehistoric hunters across western North America relied on the atlatl, a powerful dart-throwing device, to take down their prey. However, a recent comprehensive study reveals ...

Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about ...