Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

Witness the process of sawing and cutting ancient wood, filled with both mystery and beauty, as precision sawmill machines bring out its finest qualities. Despite the wood's dense and challenging ...

is described as ‘environmental disaster’ by locals Three men have been arrested in connection with thousands of tonnes of illegal waste dumped in an ancient woodland. Hoad’s Wood ...

The rubbish has mounted up and is seen here encroaching on a patch of bluebells - Gareth Fuller/PA ...

Linguists and archaeologists have long argued about which group of ancient people spoke the original Indo-European language. A new study in the journal Nature throws a new theory into the fray.

EMERY COUNTY, Utah (KSTU) — A destructive trend that has become a common occurrence in Utah has once again turned up after ancient petroglyphs were found vandalized in Emery County. Graffiti was ...

Ancient-genomics researchers have pinpointed the homelands of a nomadic tribe that transformed the culture and genetics of Europe and Asia, revealing a potential source for the Indo–European ...

It is the biggest festival of the year in China, signalling the start of spring, and this is the year of the wood snake. According to Chinese astrology, the characteristics of the snake ...

And now it carries a handsome cash prize: $1 million for anyone who can decipher the script of the ancient Indus Valley civilization. Relatively little is known about the creators of the script ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A woman poses for a photo in front Caryatid statues that prop up the porch of the 5th century B.C ...