Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved with sun and field motifs. Archaeologists and climate scientists can now show that these ritual sacrifices ...

Kidney stones are pebble-sized deposits that form when there’s too much salt and minerals in your urine. Learn whether men or women are more at risk, what passing one feels like, and how big ...

For the first time, researchers have found evidence that people were using red ochre in West Africa during the Middle Stone ...

One of the most famous artworks of the ancient world reads almost like a map of the Roman Empire's power.