For about half the people alive today, the story of where they came from just became clearer. For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ...

New DNA research shows that half the human beings alive today are descended from the Yamnaya, who lived in Ukraine 5,000 years ago. For about half the people alive today, the story of where they ...

The findings come from a study of bone tools discovered at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania and dated to around 1.5 million years ago. The discovery joins other finds — such as a 1.4-million-year-old ...

The collection, which dates to the first century C.E., includes items ranging from elaborately decorated horse harnesses to ornate cauldrons Sarah Kuta When researchers examined skeletons buried ...

Since the dawn of civilizations—and perhaps even earlier—humanity has had no choice but to reach agreements with its neighbors in order to live in peace. In this sense, the longest-lasting treaty ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Curtin University researchers have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was ...

Urban populations ebb and flow as the pulse of human mobility reshapes the cityscape. This paper shows a spatiotemporal scaling laws revealing hidden patterns in these dynamic shifts, linking them ...

Apprentice navigator and captain-in-training Kai Hoshijo, right, talks with captain and navigator Lehua Kamalu, bottom, aboard the voyaging canoe Hokule’a, on Thursday in Honolulu. Crew member ...

How did the Ancient Egyptian Civilisation begin? What did the ancient Egyptians believe? Key Vocabulary Quiz: Ancient Egypt Play: History Explorer Oh! I’ve lost my pen. Ancient Egyptian: You ...

Naomi Wilkinson and her young helpers find out about the salt water areas of the Earth - identifying the five oceans; discovering the key characteristics of fish and other marine animals ...