A previously unknown strain of syphilis bacteria has been discovered in human remains in Colombia, dating back 5,500 years.

Treponema pallidum, a microorganism that can cause a deadly sexually transmitted disease in humans, may have a far more ancient lineage than scientists once thought ...

The discovery, led by evolutionary genomics researcher Davide Bozzi, pushes back the evidence for treponemal diseases, as ...

A 5500-year-old genome recovered from human skeletal remains in Colombia may give insights into the early evolution of ...

By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, researchers at the University of ...

Could this be the biggest archaeological discovery of the century? Tune in to a special edition of MSNBC's "Ancient Mysteries," where we investigate the explosive claim that a long-forgotten mummy, ...

Researchers in Israel say they have identified a built-in weakness in fast-growing cancers: the very machinery that drives ...

The complete genome of an ancient Egyptian has been sequenced, revealing genetic links between the Nile and Mesopotamia 5,000 ...

For more than 100 years, the fate of Queen Nefertiti has remained one of Egyptology’s greatest unsolved mysteries. No ...

Iveda® , a global leader in AI, IoT, and smart city technologies, today announced the launch of a new home appliance manufacturing initiative in Egypt, marking a significant expansion into locally ...

Discovering Nefertiti's tomb would resolve long-standing debates, such as whether she ruled as a pharaoh under the name ...

Exclusive: Zahi Hawass opens up about his new documentary, the latest discoveries changing what we understand about the ...