Scientists have found the oldest direct evidence for tectonic motion on Earth by more than half a billion years ...

For decades, the strongest evidence for the earliest human settlement in the Americas came from a site in Chile called Monte Verde. Scientists found echoes of human presence dating back to around ...

Burned crusts on ancient pottery reveal that Stone Age people cooked fish together with berries, seeds, and other plants.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with archaeologist Gary Feinman about new findings that show democracy existed throughout the ancient world and was not exclusive to ...

Researchers revisited the 1970s discovery of ancient stone tools at Monte Verde—an iconic site in Chile that transformed our understanding of how and when humans arrived in the Americas.

The history of Earth is written on the great tablets of tectonic plates. The motions of plates shaped land masses, formed ...

In northern Spain, scientists have uncovered 152-million-year-old lizard footprints, offering new insights into prehistoric ...

In the figure of Enheduanna, we see a powerful figure of great creativity, whose passionate praise of the goddess of love ...

Historic wonders make Savannah one of Georgia most fascinating towns with preserved streets grand architecture rich stories ...

Current evidence suggests that humans had the capacity for spoken language at least 130,000 years ago. Ever the ...

Idaho's Silver Valley has produced about 1.2 billion ounces of silver since the late 1800s, enough to cast a solid cube ...