Researchers have uncovered the fossils of numerous extinct sea creatures that lived hundreds of millions of years ago—and they could help solve an ancient geographical puzzle, according to a recently ...

Periods of peace and wealth allowed people to invest more in the afterlife, leaving behind a lasting record of cultural and environmental history.

THE want of a short, popular history of classical geography is one which has been long felt, and there is no doubt that the little volume before us will help to fill it. The great work by the late Sir ...

THE name of Kiepert is in itself a sufficient guarantee of the thoroughness and accuracy of a book on geography. That writer, in his “Lehrbuch der Alten Geographie”—from which the present work is ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Tombs scattered across China, built between the 4,000-year old Xia Dynasty and the modern era, reflect the political and ...

For decades, the question of where dinosaurs came from has fascinated scientists and the public alike. Fossils unearthed in Argentina, Brazil, and Zimbabwe have helped us paint a picture of the early ...