For Black Americans searching for their family history; museums and libraries can help with genealogical research.

Today you will learn about the most amazing finds in ice that have already turned upside down our understanding of the Earth’s past. 10 Fascinating Finds in Permafrost.

Life was hard during the Medieval ages; even something as simple as lighting was an expensive and time-consuming affair. So, how did our unwashed ancestors go about bringing some light into their lives? Spoiler alert: it involved bees ... a lot of bees.

The history of electric cars dates back to the early 19th century, well before the dominance of gasoline-powered vehicles.

Scientists have discovered solid proof that ancient humans weren’t as separate as we once thought—they mixed and mingled! By studying DNA from fossils, researchers found that our ancestors, Homo sapiens, had kids with Neanderthals and another group called...

Do you know where King Richard III was really buried? In this video, we piece together the clues that led to uncovering King Richard III’s burial site after 500 years.

Just over 50 years ago, paleontologist Donald Johnson unearthed the remains of "Lucy," an ancient human relative who lived more than 3 million years ago.

Before the Roman alphabet, English was written out using runes ᚠᚢᚦᚩᚱᚳ. And I think... they were better. Allow me to explain why as we explore how runes were used in the distant past, how they've been abused by groups like the Nazis, and how they could be...

The Mixtec script looks like pictures. It's a writing system. How does it work? What happened to it? Here's what makes their glyphs unique, even how their usefulness outlasted colonization.

From shipwrecked Tudor glass to an ancient Roman hoard of gold jewelry, real buried treasure to things found in the River Thames – many rare and beautiful objects have been lost for hundreds, if not thousands of years. But what happens when they're miracu...

It was once inconceivable that humans could have been in Florida at the same time as mammoths and mastodons. Those large beasts, and a couple dozen other large mammals, went extinct just under 13,000 years ago.

Fascinating new translations and fresh research are transforming the myth of Atlantis from the realm of fantasy into an incredible reality. Travel across continents and centuries to unlock the secrets of Plato's final legacy.

Born in 1452 in Vinci, Tuscany, Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance polymath known for his diverse talents, including painting, sculpture, science, engineering, and a deep curiosity about the world.

This magnificent and very rare large blue and white ‘Dragon’ jar was once used as an umbrella stand.

In this episode of Expert Voices, find out how a lost Imperial Chinese treasure was recently rediscovered in a remote European house, where it had survived for 50 years surrounded by countless cats and dogs.