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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

On the sheer limestone face of the Rock of Gibraltar, a hidden chamber has been sealed off from the outside world for roughly 40,000 years. When archaeologists finally broke through the sand and rock ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A massive spider up close, inside a web A cave straddling the border of Greece and Albania has just yielded an absolute treasure ...

This 'negative hand,' which researchers have dated to at least 67,800 years ago, is now the oldest known example of cave painting. The discovery fills a crucial gap in tracing the path of our species' ...

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 ...

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 ...