Archaeologists in Southeast Asia have uncovered stone tools and fishing gear that suggest advanced seafaring existed 40,000 ...

The Mystery of Remote Ancestors looks at the possible origins of the Chinese people. Starting with the discovery of 'Dragon Bone' over a hundred years ago, the Three Gorges region of China has yielded ...

Maternal DNA from Neanderthal teeth found in Stajnia Cave show Neanderthals moved across wide areas of Europe.

New fossil discovery reveals 535 million-year-old worms, annelids, that were already crawling and swimming, reshaping early ...

An archaeologist working on the dig told the New York Times that they found the remains of 26 people, along with a half-eaten ...

There’s a lot of talk lately about the year 2030 and what it might mean, especially when it comes to prophecy. People are ...

A newly confirmed mass grave in ancient Jordan offers chilling insight into one of history’s first pandemics. Hundreds of ...

In the fourth episode of our Stones & Bones video series, National Geographic digital editor Nicholas St. Fleur examines the ...

Increasing evidence suggests that our species emerged through interactions between populations living in different parts of ...

The Mughal Empire that ruled India for hundreds of years continues to shape the face of Delhi. Here in the sprawling capital, ...

Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after their owners ...

The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius froze the ancient Roman city in time, giving modern-day humans a remarkable vision into the past ...