Deep within the Amazon rainforest, an unexpected archaeological discovery has been made, potentially unveiling secrets of a previously unknown ancient civilisation.Recently, Brazilian villagers made a ...

While fishing in the Solimões region of the Brazilian Amazon, a local resident spotted a fallen tree — and made an unprecedented discovery among its roots. Buried beneath the tree were seven ...

New growth is seen on the historic banyan tree on July 6, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames threatened the 150-year-old ...

Several genomes from the syphilis family have been reconstructed from archaeological bone, but these haven't been able to address core questions related to the pre- or post-Columbian theories ...

NPR’s Scott Detrow talks to assistant curator at Nashville’s Parthenon Museum about her idea to repatriate hundreds of pre-Columbian artifacts back to Mexico.

Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a new study shows. Chimpanzees and humans last shared a common ancestor around 6 million years ago.

Researchers in Peru have announced the discovery of more than 100 previously unknown archaeological structures at Gran Pajatén, a pre-Columbian settlement in the remote reaches of the Andes ...