For the first time ever, researchers have virtually unfolded a sealed letter from Renaissance Europe, without damaging the artifact in any way.

Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, inventor and natural philosopher was one of the most influential and accomplished scientists in history. After Newton died, however, he caused great embarrassment to the scientific community when it was discovered that he was Europe’s leading alchemist.

A group of scientists and historians have made an incredible discovery relating to some writings made on parchments t

Scientists using high-tech methods have deciphered a charred fragment of the Bible that is the oldest known biblical

Those who are lucky enough to have well-kept family records may be able to trace their history back several generations. Some can even track family connections going back a few centuries. But what if you were told that you are a descendant of a Stone Age man that was brutally murdered around 5,300 years ago? Such is the case for 19 males in Austria,

New research reveals the Bayeux Tapestry may have been designed as mealtime reading for medieval monks at St Augustine's Abbey, solving mysteries about its original purpose and location.

The search for the lost fleet of Hernán Cortés – the man who invaded and conquered Central America – is about to launch soon. Archaeologists suggest that the lost ships probably lie at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico and may contain countless treasures stolen from the Aztecs.

The old Viking Earls of Orkney, Thorfinn Skulsplitter and his sons, were buried at Neolithic sites in the north of Scotland.

Marine archaeologists have discovered a 7,000-year-old underwater wall off the Brittany coast dating to 5000 BC. The massive granite structure predates region's famous megaliths.

Who knows if the people who lived in the Paraná Basin of southern Brazil years ago saw fossils of dinosaurs and came