Scientists have identified the oldest known ant, belonging to the extinct subfamily Haidomyrmecinae, also known as "hell ants ...

The ancient Herculaneum scrolls' long lost writings, charred and buried during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, are finally ...

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A fossilised 113-million-year-old hell ant from Brazil adds to the evidence that the first ants evolved in the southern ...

In a landmark project, scientists use AI and X-rays to uncover texts of ancient Herculaneum scrolls buried by the eruption of ...

A prehistoric hell ant that lived among dinosaurs 113 million years ago had an unusual way to kill its prey and sheds new ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs.

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re dead ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

Mani Ratnam39s Ravan lent the 39demon king39 shades of white and grayThe ancient Jain scriptures say he will be one of the next 24 Jain tirthankaras or revered souls Legend has it that Ravan and his w ...

Almost 4,000 years ago, an unknown scholar in ancient Mesopotamia wrote the first known book on a series of clay tablets. The ...