The large Roman merchant vessel is believed to have sailed from North Africa ...

Amid Rome’s crowded streets, a Renaissance Altemps Palace offers a quiet escape.

Nora doesn’t have the name recognition—or crowds—of Pompeii. But the well-preserved coastal settlement offers travelers a ...

Building the human story based on a few artefacts is tricky – particularly for wooden tools that don’t preserve well, or cave ...

Running 26.2 miles sounds miserable to most people, but add a chance to race past ancient temples in Cambodia or alongside giraffes in South Africa, and the whole experience can be worth it. These 10 ...

Blood tests are useful tools for doctors and scientific researchers: they can reveal a lot about a body's health. Usually, a blood sample is taken to get a picture of the large molecules that are ...

Everything we know about these famous war animals has come from textual sources, so this is a significant new find.

Africa’s name predates modern nations and borders. It originated from ancient peoples and foreign observers. Over time, the meaning shifted as power changed hands. This video traces the name back to ...

Thousands of years before the invention of compasses or sails, prehistoric peoples crossed oceans to reach remote lands like ...

The ancient African concept of judgment of the soul, conceived thousands of years before Christ. This interview begins with a discussion of the concept of the judgment of the soul, as conceived by the ...

In a world grappling with conflict and inequality, Moussa Sène Absa and Abdou Samb discuss the profound contributions of ...

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are just one week away and United Nations and Games organizers are urging a 7-week global ...