History
Egypt tombs suggest free men built pyramids, not slaves
Tombs discovered near Egypt's great pyramids reinforce the theory they were built by free workers rather than slaves.
Ancient ape fossil links earliest man to Thailand
The anthropoidia primates - an order that includes humans like us - might have originated right here in Thailand, the recent discovery of a 35-million-year old Siamese ape fossil has suggested.
India is 'thailand' to Asia, say scientists
MUMBAI - Since "thai" means "mother" in classical Tamil, the language of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu and said to be the oldest living language in the world, "thailand" means motherland. However, India could be an ancient "motherland" of T...
Adolf Hitler alive: weird conspiracy theories
The discovery that the skull believed to be Adolf Hitler's was actually a woman's has reignited conspiracy theories.
Strep throat may have killed Mozart: study
The death of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of 35 may have been caused by complications stemming from strep throat, according to a Dutch study published on Monday. Since the composer's death in 1791, there have been various theories a...
Charles Darwin - a year of celebrations
Wherever you are in the country, some sort of celebration of Charles Darwin will soon be in full swing to mark his anniversary year. Even if you just consider February 12, the biologist’s 200th birthday, there will be events in London, Newcastle, ...
'Hobbit' skull found in Indonesia is not human, say scientists
Scientists analysing a 'hobbit'-sized skull found five years ago have claimed that it is not human.
Scientists say Copernicus' remains, grave found
WARSAW, Poland – Researchers said Thursday they have identified the remains of Nicolaus Copernicus by comparing DNA from a skeleton and hair retrieved from one of the 16th-century astronomer's books. The findings could put an end to centuries of s...
Hitler HAD only got one ball
AN extraordinary account from a German army medic has finally confirmed what the world long suspected: Hitler only had one ball. War veteran Johan Jambor made the revelation to a priest in the 1960s, who wrote it down.
Is Jack the Ripper buried in Brisbane?
As Brisbanites celebrate RiverFire until the early hours of Sunday morning, Ripperologists around the world will be paying their respects to the first victim of Jack the Ripper: prostitute Mary Ann (Polly) Nichols, who was slain 120 years ago on A...
SYDNEY (AFP) — Australia's military was Friday making plans to examine the suspected remains of a World War II airman found dangling from trees in a dense Papua New Guinea jungle, a spokesman told AFP.
Canada seeks historic shipwrecks
A Canadian team is to search for two ships lost in an 1845 expedition to find the Northwest Passage. The British ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror were trapped in the Arctic ice as Sir John Franklin sought a northern route from the Atlantic to the P...
Egypt uncovers 'missing' pyramid of a pharaoh
SAQQARA, Egypt - Egyptian archaeologists unveiled on Thursday a 4,000-year-old "missing pyramid" that is believed to have been discovered by an archaeologist almost 200 years ago and never seen again.
Egypt uncovers 'missing' pyramid of a pharaoh
SAQQARA, Egypt - Egyptian archaeologists unveiled on Thursday a 4,000-year-old "missing pyramid" that is believed to have been discovered by an archaeologist almost 200 years ago and never seen again.
Ancient man killed 'love rivals'
Prehistoric man may have executed rivals from neighbouring tribes to steal their women, research has found. A study of 7,000-year-old skeletons, led by Durham University scientists, found that one of the burial groups consisted only of men and chi...
Stonehenge 'a long-term cemetery'
Stonehenge served as a burial ground for much longer than had previously been believed, new research suggests.
Earlier start to life on Earth
LIFE may have formed much earlier and faster than previously believed, Australian scientists say.This means our world may have been teeming with life more than 3.5 billion years ago, less than 1 billion years after it formed.
Fossilized fish reveals first vertebrate sex
Australian scientists unveiled on Thursday the fossilized remains of the oldest vertebrate mother ever discovered, a 375-million-year-old placoderm fish with embryo and umbilical cord attached.
Indian DNA links to 6 'founding mothers'
NEW YORK - Nearly all of today's Native Americans in North, Central and South America can trace part of their ancestry to six women whose descendants immigrated around 20,000 years ago, a DNA study suggests. Those women left a particular DNA legac...
Moses was high on drugs: Israeli researcher
High on Mount Sinai, Moses was on psychedelic drugs when he heard God deliver the Ten Commandments, an Israeli researcher claimed in a study published this week.