Pre-construction archaeological work at Benin City, Nigeria. Excavation of two building plots for the Museum of West African Art, Benin City, Nigeria, provides new perspectives on the Kingdom of Benin ...

You’ve looked at dozens of maps - but you’ve probably never noticed this missing piece. Trump admin weighs major change to ...

Modern technology, new excavations and curious amateurs have helped unearth some of the world's greatest treasures in the ...

De Beers and Endiama discover a new kimberlite deposit in Angola, the first in 30 years, changing the global diamond map.

Election Day this year, Nov. 4, 2025, falls on an off year for congressional elections. Virginia and New Jersey are hosting ...

In 1865, two dozen Union soldiers, all formerly enslaved, were ambushed and killed along a road in Kentucky. Archaeologists ...

A study comparing lead exposure in Neanderthals, human ancestors and 20th-century humans poses a series of questions for ...

Trump said over the weekend that he had asked the Pentagon to map out a possible plan of attack in Africa's most populous ...

The Atlantic Basin has gone quiet with strong cold fronts pushing through the Gulf & deep into the Atlantic & into the ...

Dallas police have charged a Mesquite man with stealing $54,000 worth of historic bronze plaques from Freedman’s Cemetery.

The Legislature’s special session to push back the 2026 election calendar by a month reached its quick and forgone conclusion ...

The voyage of the HMS Challenger in the 1870s was a sprawling 3-1/2-year expedition to explore the world's oceans. The ...