The discovery casts doubt on the idea that modern humans evolved in a single 'cradle of humanity'.
Archaeologists have unearthed the long-lost ruins of a 4,000-year-old city known as Xarab-i Kilashin.
Archaeologists have discovered the site of the Fugan Temple which was built around 1,000 years ago.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered a rather unusual feature on the planet's surface.
Palaeontologists in Russia have discovered a huge new sea creature that lived 130 million years ago.
Police in Western Australia have been investigating a large 'SOS' sign discovered in a remote area.
A remarkable new palaeontological discovery in Europe could rewrite the history of human evolution.
For the first time ever, scientists have had the opportunity to study a colony of these elusive insects.
Scientists have been trying to work out what the weather might be like on this recently discovered world.
Archaeologists have made a fascinating discovery inside a 3,800-year-old pyramid in Dahshur, Egypt.
A stone tablet discovered 100 years ago in Babylon may confirm the existence of the Tower of Babel.
Two brand new species of small tree-dwelling primate have been discovered on the island of Sulawesi.
One of the largest ever species of plant-eating dinosaur has been discovered at a museum in Switzerland.
A young solar system located a mere 10 light years away appears to be remarkably similar to our own.
Scientists have announced the discovery of a freezing Earth-mass world 13,000 light years away.
A new discovery has indicated that the first humans arrived in the Americas much earlier than thought.
Researchers have made a new discovery in relation to one of Antarctica's most unusual natural features.
The phenomenon was first discovered by a group of amateur Aurora Borealis photographers in Alberta.
When Genevieve Roman returned to her apartment recently she discovered that she had a new roommate.
Discovered near Foshan in the southeast of the country, the eggs date back over 70 million years.