In September of 1940, a 18-year-old young man called Marcel Ravidat discovered a cave thanks to his dog. What started as a simple moment in the forest ended ...

In a cave in Romania, scientists found a bacterial strain entombed in ice that is resistant to 10 modern antibiotics. But it may also help fight superbugs.

12,000-Year-Old Oregon Discovery Predating Egypt’s Great Pyramid Suggests Early Americans Were 'Far More Advanced' ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oldest cave art discovered in Indonesia. A hand stencil found on the wall of a cave in Indonesia has been identified as the oldest ...

A new study has analyzed mummified remains of cheetahs in Saudi Arabia caves. The results could help reintroduce cheetahs to the Arabian Peninsula, researchers say.

Divers in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula say they have discovered the world's largest underwater cave. Underwater archaeologists discovered last week that the cave system known as Sac Actun, located near ...

View post: Hugh Hefner's Widow Makes Startling Claim About Playboy Founder's Scrapbooks An international team of archaeologists working in Australia’s GunaiKurnai Country has discovered ancient ...

In the absence of any documentation on prehistory, speleological explorations are the only way to reconstruct the history of ancient times. Tools, bones, everyday objects, carvings, sculptures and ...

A red stencil of a hand pressed against the wall of an Indonesian cave is the oldest rock art ever discovered, scientists said Wednesday, and sheds light on how humans first migrated to Australia. The ...

The cave art dates back at least 67,800 years, according to research published in the journal Nature The fingers of one of the hands were 'retouched to become pointed like claws' says Canadian ...