Researchers found a tiny bottle from ancient Rome that contained fecal residue and traces of aromatics, offering evidence ...

The vial, also known as an unguentarium, is commonly believed to have held perfumes or cosmetic oils.

Bacteria have evolved to adapt to all of Earth's most extreme conditions, from scorching heat to temperatures well below zero ...

A mummified body attributed to the Scythian culture of the Eurasian steppes has drawn renewed scholarly attention for what researchers describe as evidence of jaw surgery and an early form of dental ...

Ancient Greco-Roman texts discuss the use of excrement in medicine, but this is the first direct evidence we've found that ...