More than two decades after scientists identified a fossil as the world’s oldest octopus — officials now say it wasn’t one at ...

The world's oldest octopus fossil is no longer an octopus. A new study by researchers says the 300-million-year-old creature ...

They’re not the six-sided dice we’re familiar with now, but these ancient tools were crucial for rudimentary games of chance 12,000 years ago.

The site holds three prominent mounds, known as Koms A, B, and C, with Kom C selected for investigation due to its history ...

Known as the Plain of Jars, this UNESCO World Heritage site features thousands of massive, tubular-shaped stone vessels scattered across the Xieng Khouang plateau, some standing up to three meters ...

New research on dice suggests Native gambling traditions span 12,000 years, complicating debates over tribal casinos and ...

To solve this puzzle, Thomas Clements, a paleontologist at the University of Leicester, and his colleagues put this supposed ...

When the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meets in July 2026 to review potential candidates, Türkiye is almost certain to gain a new entry, one that is shedding light on a mysterious ancient war cult ...

Scientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world’s oldest octopus ...

Archaeologists carrying out a “preventative” dig in Romania ahead of constructing a new hospital have uncovered 34 graves ...

Historians assumed that humans first started gambling in the Old World. Scholars traced the earliest dice to Bronze Age ...