The name “Africa” goes back to ancient empires, foreign tongues, and colonial maps. But its true origin might surprise you.

About 70,000 years ago in Africa, humans expanded into more extreme environments, a new study finds, setting the stage for ...

About 340 million years ago, the Appalachian Mountains were as tall as the Himalayas and spanned across what is today three continents.

Protected areas such as national parks, nature reserves and Indigenous lands are the foundation of biodiversity conservation.

Denmark’s Thor Pedersen spent nine years, nine months, and 16 days on the road, visiting 203 countries, never once taking ...

In this imagined world, Australia would not be a single nation of 28 million but possibly a version of Africa, long ago ...

Eight families of Mennonites have moved from Mexico to Angola, in southern Africa, raising fears among some Angolans that ...

Planes usually travel at between 35-40,000 feet through areas of sky with very minimal oxygen, which explains why all ...

A ritual and funerary landscape is emerging in northwestern Africa, revealing connections with the Mediterranean, Atlantic and the Saharan regions.

Hurricane Erick rapidly intensified over the last 24 hours, growing into a powerful Category 4 storm but weakening slightly ...

I’ve rounded up ultra-remote places to stay around the world where you can feel the same pull of the wild. Whether these adventures inspire introspection or not, their wow factor is undeniable, from a ...

Key bases are located in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Syria, Bahrain and Iraq. Following the strikes on Iran, a ...