Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It's among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many ...

Long dismissed as poor construction, ‘self-healing’ lime clasts have helped Ancient Roman structures persist for millennia.

Could a frozen wanderer older than the Sun rewrite what we know about the galaxy’s past? Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known ...

He reminds us that the internet’s decline wasn’t inevitable—it was policy-driven. Antitrust law atrophied. Venture capital rewarded growth over governance. Where Doctorow rages from the barricades, Wu ...

Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering ...

Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose ...

New evidence suggests that alcohol was a surprisingly big motivator in our monumental transition from hunting and gathering ...

Are people willing to believe in AI because it taps into myths that are deeply ingrained in their imaginations?

The oldest evidence for human ancestors using fire, dating back to between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago, comes from a ...

Researchers say they’ve uncovered new evidence in present-day England that could reshape our understanding of human evolution ...

Evidence uncovered in a field in Suffolk, England indicates that ancient humans intentionally harnessed fire more than ...

The first Denisovan skull, an ancient hunter’s toolkit and a Roman man’s brain that has turned to glass: here are our picks ...