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In the 75 years since his debut, Batman has evolved from costumed crimfighter to campy caped crusader to the dark knight we know today. ...

Rock art found in Australia’s Western Desert has been dated back between 2,000-3,000 years ago using a new dating technique known as plasma oxidation. Prof McDonald says they successfully dated paintings from the last 2-3,000 years before the present and that this painting activity matches an increased intensity of site occupation generally. These results provide ...

New research shows that Neanderthals were much less genetically diverse than modern humans due to their populations being smaller and more isolated. Although Neanderthals underwent more genetic changes involving their skeletons, they had fewer such changes in behavior and pigmentation, scientists added. Modern humans are the only humans alive today, but Earth was once home ...

Human remains found in a backyard in Hampshire, England, may belong to French soldiers captures during the Napoleonic War. The Walling family stumbled upon the remains while an extension was being built at their Fareham home. Experts say the remains are that of two or three “well built” males. The new-build property is near Portchester ...

The skeleton was found with a brick stuck into the mouth -- evidence that the subject was believed to be a vampire. Continue reading → ...

Curious notations at the margins of a 1504 copy of Homer's Odyssey have finally been identified. ...

Sediment cores taken from the harbour basin at the Trajanic port of Portus has revealed that Rome’s water supply was contaminated with lead as it passed through the giant network of pipes that supplied the city. “It’s marginal. You would start being worried about drinking that water all your life,” said Francis Albarède, who led ...

New research has revealed that the farming of chili peppers first took place in central-east Mexico between 7,000-9,000 years ago. Genetic material from dozens of samples of farm-raised and wild chili peppers seemed to point to northeastern Mexico as the origin of domestication for C. annuum, the researchers found. But the scientists also looked at ...

What do these mummies, many decimated by grave robbers, tell us about life at that time?   ...

A centuries old clock has been found in a shipwreck discovered in the Gulf of Mexico. Deep in the briny waters of the gulf, the timepiece’s round face marked with Roman numerals — spotted in live images transmitted by a robotic vehicle – delighted scientists spending much of this week remotely exploring a debris field ...

The precious artifacts were recovered during a reconnaissance dive to the shipwreck site on April 15 off the coast of South Carolina. ...

The famous German composer's song, made up of 29 bars for alto voice and piano, was never intended to be made public. Continue reading → ...

Intricate rock lines in the Peruvian desert probably advertised for ancient trade gatherings. ...

Excavations at Wark Castle, in Northumberland, England, have revealed that the medieval castle was twice as large as previously thought. It was captured by the Scottish King James IV in August 1513, prior to the meeting of his army with the English at Flodden in the September. The 10-day dig tackled a field adjacent to ...

Two tombs dating back to the 26th Dynasty have been uncovered in the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus near present-day Minya in Egypt. The second tomb, said Mohamed Ibrahim, minister of antiquities, belongs to a priest who was the head of a family many of whose members were priests in the Osirion Temple. This temple was ...

Michelangelo's Moses has stony eyes, but they can arouse strong emotions in those looking at them. ...

Papyrus containing text that refers to Jesus being married, is looking more and more like it is not authentic, research is revealing. ...

Cinco de Mayo marks Mexico's freedom from France -- but it's celebrated more in the U.S. than in Mexico! ...

Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting may be part of the oldest 3D artwork, say two visual scientists. ...

When a train carrying circus animals derailed in a small town in central Pennsylvania, on Memorial Day 1893, animals were buried -- but where? ...