USGS has unveiled its most detailed national geologic map, giving the public a free, interactive way to explore underground ...

Geologists discovered ancient rocks in Greenland that preserve the oldest known traces of Earth’s early magnetic field.

The digital Itiner-e atlas is revolutionizing how we see the ancient world. In it, researchers have mapped the entirety of ...

In the poem, Ibn al‑Wardi imagines the plague as a wandering trickster who drifts from one region to another, spreading death ...

A new study confirms the Moon has a solid metal inner core surrounded by a molten outer layer, reshaping our understanding of ...

Ancient Greek cartographers, from Anaximander to Ptolemy, turned myth and measurement into world maps, shaping latitude and ...

For a long time, archaeologists believed that large buildings required large bosses. The idea was simple: only societies with ...

An ancient Skiri Pawnee star map on elk skin reopens the debate about its true function and challenges Western interpretations.

Archaeologists have unearthed a colossal Maya cosmogram at Aguada Fenix, which serves as a 3,000-year-old map of the universe ...

By piecing together historical records, topographic maps, and satellite imagery, the research team covered more ground than ...

Scientists have made a huge breakthrough in understanding one of Egypt's most famous pyramids, by discovering 'an important ...

Officials say thieves have broken into Syria's national museum in Damascus and stolen several ancient statues from the Roman ...