The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of humankind's impact on evolution. Early farmers' pre-industrial plant breeding choices turned corn from a nearly inedible crop into the ...

Spanning an area of 50 hectares in the Great Rift Valley, between the extinct volcanoes of Mount Olorgesailie and Mount ...

The earliest historical reference to people dying by suicide at the Sangam or confluence of the Yamuna and Ganga is by ...

A rookie-listed Port Adelaide player is giving his journey with Tourette’s syndrome a new platform to inspire others.

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Victoria Siddall, now in one of art’s most prestigious jobs, talks balancing family, work and the environmental impact of ...

Africa's hidden city was built in the 11th century when it served as a royal palace and a thriving trading hub.

The Zimbabwe War of Liberation is often heralded as a noble struggle against colonial oppression, yet many now argue that it represents one of the biggest frauds in human history. The irony of it all ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...

For much of its history since independence in 1980, Zimbabwe was led by the late Robert Mugabe who was prime minister from 1980 until he was elected president in December 1987, a post he held ...