From ancient coins to modern markets, gold has shaped money and value for centuries. Here's why, among all the elements, it has remained the world's store of value.

The fingers of one of the hands were "retouched to become pointed like claws," the study's co-author said.

THE island of Sulawesi in Indonesia is the 11th-largest island in the world, just slightly smaller than mainland Britain. It ...

The world’s oldest known cave art shows how early humans crossed oceans, offering rare insight into ancient migration routes.

Mass extinction events throughout Earth’s history are characterized as significant disruptions to life on the planet. There ...

Scientists have long relied on tree rings to learn about ancient solar storms—rare bursts of high-energy particles from the sun that can disrupt ...

In the first of a new series, curator Dr Neil Adams shares the stories and science of the fossil mammal collection.

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A new study shows the monument’s most exotic stones did not arrive by chance but were instead deliberately selected and ...

Archaeologists have dated prehistoric hand stencils found in limestone caves on Indonesia’s Muna island to nearly 67,800 years ago, making them the world’s oldest known paintings.