For centuries, the small Greek island of Kasos served as a hub for international trade, welcoming ships from around the world ...

The Earth of the last Ice Age (about 26,000 to 19,000 years ago) was very different from today's world.In the northern hemisphere, ice sheets up to 8 kilometres tall covered much of Europe, Asia and ...

Ecological flexibility, not tools or genes, explains why only one migration out of Africa succeeded around 50,000 years ago.

New research reveals why early human attempts to leave Africa repeatedly failed—until one group succeeded spectacularly ...

Charleston's International African American Museum wrapped its second year with 150,000 visitors, new programs and a $200,000 ...

Livelihood diversity wasn't just a feature of ancient African societies; it was key to survival. New research covering ...

Hanover County Sheriff's Office still searching for an additional three persons of interest that fled the scene on ...

Cave lions came out first, splitting from their African kin about 500,000 years ago, according to the paper. These lions then evolved slightly different characteristics.

This skull was preserved in a bog for 5,000 years—with the murder weapon beside it HISTORY & CULTURE Newly found 12,000-year-old burial may belong to a female ‘shaman’ ...

RALEIGH — On the heels of the largest jobs commitment in North Carolina’s history, Gov. Josh Stein, North Carolina Department of Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley, and the Economic Development Partnership ...