When Homo sapiens appeared some 300,000 years ago, at least six other human species already shared the planet. Here, in the studio of paleoartist John Gurche, are model representations of those ...

Scientists just confirmed a 30-foot void first detected inside the monument years ago. Here’s the technology that helped scientists find it—and what it may have been used for.

The love songs of these Panamanian frogs is a dinner bell for fringe-lipped bats. But how do they learn which frogs and toads are safe to eat and which are poisonous?

For nearly a century, so-called “ugly laws” banned people with visible disabilities and diseases from public spaces, revealing society’s harsh standards of beauty and the impact on those who ...

With its lotus-filled reservoirs and carved stone pillars, Laos’ Vat Phou temple bears a striking resemblance to Cambodia’s Angkor Wat—except for the crowds. Whereas Angkor draws some six ...

In the Highlands and Islands, trace the steps of historic funeral processions through epic landscapes on some of Scotland’s most intriguing hikes. Coffin roads were used throughout the Scottish ...

A Palestinian farmer recently stumbled upon a 1,500-year-old mosaic dating to the Byzantine era beneath his olive orchard in ...

Artist Rosabel Rosalind credits a professor at the Art Institute of Chicago with inspiring her to explore Jewish identity in ...

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