A ridiculous but instructive thought experiment involving deep time, plate tectonics, erosion and the slow death of the sun ...

Smuggling routes don’t form randomly; they trace the old paths of trade arteries and narrow passes carved by nature and human ...

Had one hoped to leave a time capsule for today’s Bostonians in the Permian period 250 million years ago, much less the Pliocene epoch four million years ago , they would have been completely, utterly ...

There's so much to see and do in Rome it's hard to fit it all into a weekend. This four-day itinerary will help you make the most of your time.

In the poem, Ibn al‑Wardi imagines the plague as a wandering trickster who drifts from one region to another, spreading death ...

Ancient Greek cartographers, from Anaximander to Ptolemy, turned myth and measurement into world maps, shaping latitude and ...

The Omo-Turkana Basin, where the Omo River drains into Lake Turkana in Africa, has been one of the three most valuable ...

Rivers are vital arteries for our world. They have shaped civilisations throughout history, providing essential water for ...

New research sheds light on a cross-shaped pit found at Aguada Fénix, a monumental complex discovered several years ago ...

Picture this: you’re planning your perfect beach vacation, scrolling through crystal-clear waters and pristine shores. Then ...

The Omo-Turkana basin in Africa is home to a treasure trove of ancient human fossils and tools that span 300,000 years – today it is still yielding new discoveries about our species ...

Trafficking in cultural property is an illicit trade that results in the loss, destruction, removal or theft of irreplaceable ...