For years, scientific estimates of when the smallpox virus first emerged have been at odds with historical records.

Diverse microbial life existed on Earth at least 3.75 billion years ago, suggests a new study that challenges the view of when life began.

Diverse microbial life existed on Earth 3.75 billion years ago, suggests a new study challenging the current view of when life began.

Invaders, pirates, warriors – the history books taught us Vikings were brutal predators who travelled by sea from Scandinavia to pillage.

Diverse microbial life existed on Earth at least 3.75 billion years ago, suggests a new study challenging the view of when life began.

Vocalizations as a resource for communication is common among several groups of vertebrates: singing birds, croacking frogs, or barking dogs

The Cincinnati Art Museum turned to a scientist at the University of Cincinnati for help solving a mystery 1,300 years in the making.

An analysis of DNA from 12th-century human remains has provided new insights into Ashkenazi Jewish population history.

Invaders, pirates, warriors – the history books taught us Vikings were brutal predators who travelled by sea from Scandinavia to pillage.

Cutting-edge DNA sequencing of more than 400 Viking skeletons scattered across Europe and Greenland will rewrite the history books.

A user can tap a location to bring up pictures, more information and current events taking place in the area.

The year is 1498. The town of Aberdeen in north-east Scotland has fallen prey to a "strange sickness" that is the deadly plague.

You can now take free online classes in 12 rare Jewish languages like Judeo-Greek and Karaim. They aim to keep Jewish heritages alive.

In secret vaults, caves, and undisclosed locations in the Sahara Desert, the people of Timbuktu have hidden priceless treasures.