Sarah Pruitt

Thousands of letters, many still unopened, have been discovered packed into a leather trunk in the Netherlands, where they had remained for more than 300 years.

Many of modern society’s most cherished institutions and ideas—not to mention the objects we use every day—can trace their origins back to the ancient world.

DNA analysis of a single fossilized tooth found in a Siberian cave has given scientists new insight into a recently discovered hominid group, known as the Denisovans.

By analyzing the DNA of an Inca boy sacrificed to the gods more than 500 years ago, researchers have found evidence of the genetic diversity that predated the Spanish conquest.

Researchers using thermal cameras to scan the Egyptian pyramids have identified several intriguing anomalies, including one in the pyramid of Khufu, better known as the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Despite ongoing efforts to bring them to justice, many former Nazis have avoided prosecution for their role in the Holocaust, as well as other wartime atrocities.

In an effort to conclusively identify the remains of the murdered Czar Nicholas II and his family, Russian investigators will exhume the body of Nicholas’ father, Alexander III, in Saint Petersburg.