Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates was first to use the word hysteria, from the Greek hysteron (uterus), for an ailment that affected women.

Latnija cave discoveries show Mesolithic humans crossed 100 km of sea to reach Malta 1,000 years earlier than previously ...

While interhuman relationships may go back to the early years of humanity, there is one ritual known the world over that has a much more recent history ... embraced by the ancient Hebrews ...

Researchers have precisely dated key fossil sites in Central Anatolia, Türkiye, to 7-10 million years ago using a new ...

A piece of amber from the early Miocene was discovered in the northern mines of the Santiago Providence of the Dominican Republic and then deposited in a natural history museum, according to a study ...

Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the 'Barbarian Conspiracy', a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new study reveals. Researchers argue that Picts, Scotti and Saxons ...

Child sacrifice was thought to be rare in their culture. This chilling discovery suggests foreign invaders played a role.

The revolutionary discovery debunks previous beliefs about dirt ants and even geography. Here's what they found.

Learn about the extinct species of "dirt ant" that was found in 16-million-year-old Dominican amber, adding an important ...

The bones of butchered and cooked animals have been found in the most high-status graves. Some hold the skulls of wild sheep, ...