Football, known as the world’s most popular sport, has a rich and diverse history that spans continents and centuries. This video provides a comprehensive map-based summary of the history of football, ...

Before the arrival of Columbus, the Americas were home to diverse and sophisticated civilizations that shaped the continent’s history and culture. This video provides a detailed map-based summary of ...

Researchers in Peru have considerably expanded the known footprint of Gran Pajatén, a pre-Hispanic settlement of the ...

Cutting-edge imaging technologies are helping archaeologists uncover the secrets of vast outdoor sites, revealing the rich ...

Kirt Kempter likes to tease conservation groups about their efforts to try to stop erosion in the Galisteo Basin. As a geologist, he contextualizes time a bit differently than other people. He knows ...

A fossilized elephant skull found in the Kashmir Valley is reshaping how scientists understand an ancient giant’s past.

By studying proteins preserved in teeth, researchers determined the sex of four Paranthropus robustus individuals that lived ...

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

Scientists confirm Zealandia, Earth's eighth continent, submerged almost two million square miles, with only 5% above water.

Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized ...

Earth’s massive eighth continent has just been confirmed—and it rewrites the map of our planet.

Long before the Great Lakes, a rift nearly tore North America in half—leaving behind Lake Superior’s depth, copper-rich ridges, and stories still told today.