We might think that everything that is to be discovered from our historical past has been discovered by hard working ...

Dogs began diversifying thousands of years earlier than previously believed, with clear differences in size and shape ...

Some DNA passed down from ancient hunter-gatherers has been found to be a crucial force in living to be 100 years old.

KTCB members Kondaveeti Gopivaraprasad Rao, Mohammad Naseeruddin and Ahobilam Karunakar identified a dense concentration of ...

History tells us who we are and how the past has shaped us. This is a commonly expressed truism, but in Ireland’s case, our ...

There are very few places on Earth where people can’t find twigs, reeds, blades of grass, or other resources to make a basket—and people always need a way to carry their belongings or food. The ...

An impressive selection of grave goods including roe deer antlers (top) that could have been worn as a headdress and boars’ teeth (middle) and tusks (above) with holes drilled in them enabling them to ...

What began as a stack of fragile, century-old mine maps is being transformed into an immersive 3D window into the past by ...

Dogs today come in a mind- blowing array of shapes and sizes, but when did this diversity in canine forms begin? New research ...

Towards the end of last year I found myself in a remarkable spot, one that I had never heard of but was excited to discover. Lough Boora in Co Offaly is the location of one of the most important ...

Genetic tests of ancient settlers' remains show that Europe is a melting pot of bloodlines from Africa, the Middle East, and today's Russia. Three waves of immigrants settled prehistoric Europe. The ...