Livescience.com - History

Lowly Worms Get Their Place in the Tree of Life

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:14:37 MST

They poop and feed from the same hole, but these worms hang from same family tree as humans.

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:14:25 MST

Here's what you need to know to understand the Egyptian protests.

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:51:39 MST

Sunstones would have allowed Vikings to locate North on foggy days.

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:00:36 MST

Was the Great Pyramid built from the inside out?

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:59:47 MST

Early humans may have rafted out of Africa 40,000 years earlier than thought.

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 06:40:02 MST

A mystery of Neanderthals for more than a century is one that's literally as plain as the noses on their faces — why did they have such big schnozes?

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 07:59:58 MST

Wine cups used at social gatherings in ancient Athens reflect the Greek state's movement to democracy and then away, according to one archeologist.

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 06:45:44 MST

Why scientists rarely dig up an elderly Neanderthal.

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 06:24:22 MST

Six missing pieces from a colossal double statue of King Tut's grandparents have been discovered at a temple on Luxor's west bank.

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:06:22 MST

That happened some 170,000 years ago.