South Africa is well known for its fossil heritage, a record of plants and animals that tells us what the world was like long ...

The last two decades have seen a revolution in scientists' ability to reconstruct the past. This has been made possible ...

A 2023 astronaut photo shows three dark hills, or mesas, towering above part of the Sahara desert in southern Mauritania. The ...

Oxford researchers map the evolution of the kiss and conclude that mouth-to-mouth contact likely arose in a common primate ancestor 16.9-21.5 million years ago.

Researchers have uncovered extensive pre-Hispanic settlements hidden beneath the waters and vegetation of Bolivia's Great Tectonic Lakes. Using advanced LiDAR technology and collaborative fieldwork ...

Two 7,000-year-old mummies found in Libya reveal an isolated North African lineage and rewrite the genetic history of the Green Sahara.

Aside from their love of the sea, the ancient Greeks and Vikings shared much more that united them and divided them.

Archaeologists have long suspected that climate can make or break a civilization, but the emerging picture of past ...

A groundbreaking discovery in Sudan’s Bayuda Desert has unearthed a forgotten African kingdom.

A 4,000-year-old burial in Sudan’s Bayuda Desert reveals rare Kerma-era rituals, grave goods, and clues to a forgotten Nile ...

Thanks to Morning Brew for sponsoring today’s video. Scientists have used a bacteria that commonly infects us to track how ...