In the new research, Goudz and his team combined decades of data from Mars orbiters with ancient maps of valleys, lake beds, ...

The textbook version of the "Out of Africa" hypothesis holds that the first human species to leave the continent around 1.8 ...

A map can take you on a journey, transporting you across continents and cultures all with a single glance. What started as a ...

Some people believe ancient maps show the real shape of Earth. In this video, we look at claims that islands moved overnight and continents shifted suddenly. Quotes from the speaker explain how memory ...

Alexander the Great, a legendary king who conquered vast empires, believed true freedom stemmed from conquering inner fear.

For the first time, scientists have mapped vast, continent-scale river drainage systems on Mars — ancient networks that may also be among the most promising places to search for signs of past life.

Greenland: a crucial player in the Arctic chess game, where local culture meets global interests amidst changing climates.

China begins drilling a six-mile-deep scientific well named Shendi Take 1 to explore the depths of the Earth and its secrets.

In China’s Taklimakan Desert, engineers are drilling a scientific well over six miles deep to explore the Earth’s interior ...

With rising e-commerce and new trade routes, Central Asia is emerging as a major corridor for global air cargo.

Scientists have digitally reconstructed the face of a 1.5-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil from Ethiopia, uncovering an ...

Today’s debates over immigration and assimilation have their roots in patterns of settlement that go back centuries.