These ancient structures still stand - but the people who built them remain a mystery that history can’t fully explain.

Here’s what scientists know about the life form and why it could change their understanding of desert ecosystems.

Deep-sea sediment layers show rare microbial wrinkle structures that formed in environments far beyond the reach of sunlight. Dr. Rowan Martindale, a paleoecologist and geobiologist at the University ...

The popular history docuseries The UnXplained returns to the History Channel with its season eight premiere Friday, Jan. 16 at 9/8c. During the season eight premiere episode, host William Shatner ...

Archaeologists have identified hundreds of ancient structures hidden beneath the dense canopy of Ecuador's Andean Chocó ...

Every year, during the monsoon and winter seasons, two to three old buildings collapse after several days of continuous rain, ...

Dr. Rowan Martindale, a paleoecologist and geobiologist at the University of Texas at Austin, was walking through the Dadès Valley in the Central High Atlas Mountains of Morocco when she saw something ...

Everyone knows that history is full of battles, knights, castles, and fortresses, and that each place around the globe has its own stories to tell. Ukraine is one such country that’s full of ancient ...

Across India, ancient architecture continues to offer clues about early engineering, metallurgy, and scientific thought.

Archaeologists mapping the well-preserved Maya settlement of X’baatún found dozens of ruined structures dating back over 800 years. Photo from Xavier Sicart Chavarría via INAH Hidden beneath the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." An earthquake in central Myanmar unearthed an ancient structure that may be part of a royal “water palace ...