In a quiet lab at the DeYoung Museum, art conservators are combining centuries-old clues with modern technology to prepare an ancient artifacts exhibition that will highlight the civilization that ...

Australian small and medium-sized businesses are losing about $3.75bn annually from outdated tech, with a new study revealing ...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

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

Two archaeologists explore the enduring myth that extraterrestrials contributed to the various ancient cultures around the ...

A new study explores whether birch tar, long associated with Neanderthal toolmaking, may have served another purpose as well.

A 6,000-year-old trackway that dates back to the early Neolithic period has been discovered by archaeologists. The Somerset ...

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 technology far ahead of its time ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered a buried ancient river delta on Mars using ground-penetrating radar, revealing evidence of early water flow and boosting hopes of past microbial life on the ...

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 ...