Flipboard 2025 Archaeology And Discoveries

Recently researchers have narrowed the search for alien life dramatically, identifying 45 worlds that offer some of the best chances of finding it. We ranked the 30 most intriguing candidates.

Humanity's origin story has seemed fairly straightforward for years. Scientists knew modern humans evolved in Africa, and while plenty of details remained debated, the broad outline appeared settled. Then a team of researchers took a much closer look at ancient genetic patterns hidden inside modern DNA.

Excavators have uncovered Lefkada’s first known ancient theater, the only one yet identified in the Ionian Islands, revealing a major new chapter in Greek theater history beyond the mainland.

The mummy of Ötzi the iceman has delivered another surprise: scientists found living ancient yeasts on him and used some to make sourdough bread.

You'd think there wouldn't be much left to discover around the Great Pyramid of Giza. It has been explored, measured, mapped, photographed, and studied for generations. Not to mention the millions of tourists who've visited it and everything around it. Yet archaeologists have now found evidence of something everyone somehow missed...for more than 4,500 years.

Ancient DNA from Colombia revealed a previously unknown human population that lived near Bogotá 6,000 years ago, then vanished from the genetic record.

For centuries, many of the Bible's most famous people, places, and events existed only on the pages of ancient texts. Critics argued some were legends, while others believed many of the stories could never be verified. Then archaeologists started digging, and what they found…well, this is what they found.

New finds at Augusta Raurica are proving the ancient city still has secrets left to reveal.

Neanderthals are often portrayed as simple cave dwellers, but discoveries from Belgium’s Goyet Caves have revealed a far darker side of their life.

For more than 2,000 years, nobody has been able to answer one simple question: Where is Cleopatra buried? It is one of history's greatest mysteries—and now, after years of discoveries at an ancient temple, some archaeologists think they're closer than ever to solving it. The problem? What they've discovered may only make the mystery even more complicated.