Unraided crypts are hard to come by. And yet in 1968, soldiers stumbled upon the imperial family tombs of a Han dynasty ...

They found that the ancient star chart actually dates to 355 B.C. — 250 years earlier than previously thought — and that it ...

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A new mammal species discovered in Mongolia reveals surprising insights into ancient inland ecosystems and the dietary habits ...

As an important part of the ancient ... desert conditions, freeze-thaw peeling, and wind and water erosion gave rise to its ...

From orbit, Emi Koussi’s dramatic caldera and lava-scarred slopes hint at its fiery past, while dried lakebeds and erosion ...

It is generally believed to have been invented during the Ming dynasty in China, a period when drinking ... teapot shows how intelligent and creative ancient artisans were. However, instead ...

Wu Danru's achievement is nothing short of legendary. At the age of 60, she ventured into the harsh and unforgiving environment of the Gobi Desert, where temperatures soar and the terrain is ...

"Instead of looking at (data) as lines and columns on a spreadsheet, now we can look at it in 3D on a map ... in the California desert opened up a new horizontal band of ancient life stretching ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ari Caramanica, Vanderbilt University (THE CONVERSATION) Seeing the north coast of ...