Long before Spanish missionaries arrived, the Santa Barbara coast was home to one of North America’s most complex indigenous civilizations: the Chumash.

Researchers say a fossil jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors.

A bone discovered in Taiwan turns out to have belonged to a Denisovan, a lineage previously identified only thousands of ...

Archaeologists have discovered 2,000-year-old plant remains under the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, possibly identifying the ...

Turner Falls is the tallest waterfall in Oklahoma, standing proudly at 77 feet of pure, cascading magic. It’s like Mother ...

Natural Tunnel State Park manages to be simultaneously one of Virginia’s most impressive natural wonders and one of its best-kept secrets. For Virginians looking for adventure without crossing state ...

S piders have a reputation for being cunning – just look at the Ghanaian folktale Anansi. Now, research suggests that a ...

One thing you want to be sure to add to your itinerary is visiting the ancient Greek monasteries. Here are the top 10 ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a treasure trove of artifacts frozen in time deep within a West Texas cave, including ...

The 6,500-year-old weapons, found in a cave near Marfa, could be among the oldest near-complete set of wood and stone hunting ...

Over 100,000 years ago, a mysterious group of ancient humans walked the lands of eastern Asia. Known as the Juluren—meaning ...

Many scholars agree that the name Tonto derived from the Chiricahua name for Western Apaches — bini édiné — meaning “people without minds.” This may have referred to the fact that they spoke a ...