A pre-Columbian metropolis named Cahokia was one of the first cities in North America. It was also very large, and in its ...
The skeletons were buried alongside artifacts from far beyond Denmark’s borders, suggesting Vikings traveled extensively for ...
Researchers created a seismic map of Earth's interior beneath the southeastern Pacific Ocean and discovered an ancient slab ...
Scientists have celebrated a surprising discovery about pterosaurs - the largest flying animals to have ever lived. The ...
The remains of 403 Native Americans were returned to the Chickasaw Nation wrapped in hand-sewn muslin bags for reburial in Mississippi.
Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) will host archaeologist Dr. María Nieves Zedeño as the 2024 ...
Sponsored by CAS, this Mountain Studies Lecture is free and open to the public, with no ticketing or registration required.
MS Fram has just crossed the Arctic Circle, so far north that the sun practically never sets. To celebrate, the crew stage a ...
From the famous Kubla Kahn formation at Kartchner Caverns to the deep history of Colossal Cave, here's what to know about 10 ...
The Thule Inuit people and Norse both hunted walrus in the High Arctic in the 13th century, according to a new study.
American white ibis perched in a mangrove tree at J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida. The Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge is located in southwestern Florida, ...