ISIS is destroying the ancient site of Palmyra. Are the extremists obeying religious laws, looting valuable artifacts, erasing the region’s history – or all of the above?

Will mitochondrial DNA and genealogy make the difference in anthropologists’ attempts to identify the potential remains of Richard III in Greyfriars?

In the search for King Richard III of England’s gravesite, archaeologists and historical researchers have unearthed Greyfriars church under a parking lot.