Some places on Earth look so unusual that they feel out of place at first glance. These landscapes exist because of rare ...

A 26-ft (8-m) deep excavation in Indonesia has revealed that humans and a hominin species that pre-dates humans used the same ...

Scientists have discovered a mysterious hole on the surface of Mars, and they have no idea what lies inside it. This pit, ...

The United States has a habit of showcasing its geology. Long before cities and highways showed up, forces beneath the ...

Across India, ancient architecture continues to offer clues about early engineering, metallurgy, and scientific thought.

Deep inside a fossil-filled cave in the Dominican Republic, researchers uncovered evidence of an unexpected interaction ...

In his new National Geographic series Pole to Pole, the actor ventures deep into the Amazon in search of creatures whose ...

Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago are providing a deeper understanding of the emergence of Homo sapiens.

Researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that Neanderthals repeatedly deposited horned animal skulls in a Spanish cave over thousands of years, suggesting a culturally transmitted ritual ...

Fossils unearthed in Morocco are the first from a little-understood period of human evolution and may be remains of a ...

Fossilized bones and teeth dating to 773,000 years ago unearthed in a Moroccan cave are providing a deeper understanding of ...

DNA analysis shows strong ties to Early Bronze Age Sicily, with little influence from the eastern Mediterranean. There’s also ...