Some disasters don’t just destroy cities—they reshape civilizations. From volcanic eruptions that blotted out the sun to ...

Many places around the world have been destroyed and rebuilt by their inhabitants, but some remain lost to time because of ...

Paleolithic tools found at the Namorotukunan site in Kenya suggest that early Homo species kept their technology going even ...

Natural disasters have been shaping the path of human history for thousands of years. They leave behind stories of destruction, fatalities, and eventually, survival. They also leave behind stories of ...

Digging into the squishy mud of a canal in the Netherlands, archaeologists uncovered dozens and dozens of wooden posts. The mundane-looking objects revealed the story of when disaster struck an ...

Archaeologists excavated a muddy canal in the Netherlands and found ancient Roman artifacts and wood posts from after a flood, officials said. Photo from the Municipality of Utrecht Digging into the ...