Algeria roughly translates to "the islands," Cape Verde means "green cape," and Costa Rica means "rich coast." However, this ...

Recent discoveries reveal surprising similarities between Stone Age people and us. They crafted musical instruments, built communal homes, and Stone Age women were remarkably strong. They ...

Across 25 countries, a median of 79% view Russia unfavorably and 84% lack confidence in Putin. Opinions differ by age, ideology and right-wing populist party support.

“Human rights defenders in Bosnia and Herzegovina are achieving so much in spite of the fractured political landscape and the shadow of the war still hanging over the country, 30 years after the ...

While most estimates place the current human population at around 8.2 billion, a new study suggests we might be vastly underrepresenting rural areas.

Second was the realization that obviously humans are superior to birds in certain kinds of intelligence, but not all. Our symbolic-linguistic intelligence is top shelf, for example.

Iran’s foreign minister also accused Israel's attacks on nuclear facilities a "grave war crimes," in an address at the United Nations’ top human rights forum.

Early humans survived in a range of extreme environments before global migration, study says Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This adaptability is a skill that long predates the modern ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra.