Explore the true origins of the Viking Age, from the 536 AD volcanic winter to the secret reindeer trade and the new 2024 marketplace discovery at Klosterøy.

Syphilis swept through Renaissance Europe, killing thousands. The sexually transmitted disease may have even impacted the outcomes of wars!

New DNA analysis of the Shroud of Turin reveals ~40% of human DNA traces to Indian lineages, suggesting the relic may have originated in ancient India.

Egyptologist Zahi Hawass reveals a new 30-meter Great Pyramid corridor found via scans. Could this lead to the lost burial of King Khufu?

Discover the incredible story of a volunteer metal detectorist who unearthed a massive 3,500-year-old Bronze Age axe in Switzerland, revealing ancient rituals.

Beer is the most consumed alcoholic beverage in the world; it is also the most popular drink after water and tea. In the modern world, however, little consideration is typically given to how beer developed with respect to taste. Even less is given to why beer is thought of in the way that it is.

Italian researchers claim new radar scans reveal a second Sphinx and an underground megastructure beneath the Giza Plateau, sparking intense archaeological debate.

New research on Aurignacian teeth suggest the culturally sophisticated yet mysterious early humans migrated from Europe to the Levant 40,000 years ago.

We humans are such a clever species. Our spaceships have landed on the moon and Mars.

A 3,000-year-old meteorite iron artifact from China's Bronze Age has been found to be made from extraterrestrial metal, defying ancient metallurgical history.