Squat rhinos lived in North America about 12 million years ago, congregating in huge, water-bound herds much like modern hippos.

Preparations are underway at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore to arrange the tomb where Pope Francis will be buried on ...

To Ringbauer’s surprise, people from Mediterranean outposts of Phoenician culture—also known as Punic people—shared no ...

Researchers created 3D models of ancient tracks in Oregon’s John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The study revealed a ...

A weathered sign in the Minnesota River Valley proudly proclaims: “World’s Oldest Rock.” Erected in 1975, it marks a 3.8-billion-year-old gneiss — or so scientists thought.

Rather than a volcanic winter, the Toba eruption 74,000 years ago resulted in several years of warm and dry weather, ...

Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate ...