Some 445 million years ago, life on Earth was forever changed. During the geological blink of an eye, glaciers formed over ...

An ancient war trumpet known as a carnyx was discovered in southeastern England — and it may have links to the Celtic Queen ...

Iron supplements do not increase the risk of malaria in children when malaria prevention and management services are available. Iron supplements may slightly increase the risk of malaria in areas ...

The Iron Age marked a major technological shift in human history. Iron tools were cheaper and stronger than bronze. This allowed wider access to weapons and farming equipment. Societies expanded ...

An "incredibly rare" 2,000-year-old gold coin, found in a field by a metal detectorist, has been sold at auction for £3,300.

Fashioned in the shape of a snarling wild animal with "great big flappy ears," as Hinman described them, this bronze trumpet would have been mounted on a long mouthpiece and held high above warriors' ...

An extraordinary collection of Iron Age objects has been unearthed in West Norfolk. The hoard of metal objects was found ...

Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has ...

Coralie Thomson, of auctioneers David Duggleby, in Scarborough, which is putting the coin up for auction, said it was ...

Hair grows about half an inch per month on average — roughly 6 inches per year. Growth rate can vary by factors like genetics ...

The Stones of Stenness, a brood of lichen-encrusted megaliths in the far north of the British Isles, could be mistaken for a latter-day work of land art, one with ominous overtones. The stones stand ...

Area B, Level 3 burial pits, looking southeast. Credit: Omer Peleg / CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 A rare Iron Age burial uncovered at Horvat Tevet in northern Israel is offering new insights into life under the ...