A geoscience study uncovered zircon evidence pointing to the possible remains of the lost continent of Lemuria under the ...

You know the continent—but where did its name come from? From Roman generals to ancient tribes, the roots of “Africa” stretch ...

Throughout Earth's history, there have been stories of vast, unexplored lands that vanished into the abyss of time. These "lost continents" have captivated explorers, historians, and geologists ...

Now, a new topographic map of the seafloor has helped researchers chronicle when the Indian-Eurasian continent formed as well as find a previously undiscovered microplate that broke off as a ...

Ancient Africa, a fascinating new book by Christopher Ehret, offers a millennia-spanning panorama of a thriving and innovative continent ...

Organisers hope the exhibition challenges Western perspectives of Africa, of slavery and colonial exploitation. It is using the Chinese map alongside South African rock art to illustrate the history ...

Ancient man’s DNA helps reveal extent of Eurasian farmers’ back-to-Africa migration some 3,000 years ago.

The unlikely survival of ancient monkeys, swept across the Atlantic Ocean New evidence suggests an ancient primate lineage safely traveled from Africa to South America on a raft of vegetation. It ...

The first ancient human genome from Africa to be sequenced has revealed that a wave of migration back into Africa from Western Eurasia around 3,000 years ago was up to twice as significant as ...

Africa is the birthplace of humanity. Since the time our lineage split from the chimpanzee line around 7 million years ago, the continent has remained the primary homeland for successive hominin ...