Scientists successfully extract 40,000-year-old RNA from woolly mammoth Yuka, the oldest ever recovered, revealing active genes and opening new possibilities for studying extinct Ice Age species.

Four medieval spears from the 10th-11th centuries discovered in Lake Lednica in Poland, part of an arsenal found there, including a gold and silver weapon linked to Piast dynasty elite warriors.

A tiny 4,300-year-old silver goblet discovered in the West Bank may hold the oldest known image of the universe's creation - and it tells a surprisingly peaceful story of cosmic birth, not divine warfare.

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Every year as December rolls in, some 2 billion people start to feel the Christmas cheer. While the celebration is now primarily a Christian one honoring the birth of Jesus

With Christmas almost upon us, there will be plenty of frenzied present shopping and meal planning. Haven’t made that Christmas cake yet? Fear not. If you were preparing the festive meal 600 years ago you’d have far more on your plate.

The Christmas tree is an iconic feature of the holiday season. You can find this symbol on greeting cards, in advertisements, shaped into cookies, plastered across wrapping paper, and in the homes of millions of people around the world. But few of us stop to consider why we go to the effort of decorating a tree each year; apart from thinking of its value in increasing our ‘Christmas cheer’.

Mistletoe, holly and many other popular Christmas symbols originate in much older winter traditions.

A team of scholars says their new research is rewriting when and where the Viking age began.

At the Must Farm Bronze Age site in England archaeologists have now turned up a wooden wheel to add to other signific