There are protections in place for historic buildings in Hawaiʻi, although a new law allows some reviews to be sidestepped.

Uncover the complex history of Halloween—from ancient Celtic rituals to modern-day trick-or-treating shaped by imperialism, ...

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, Bolivia, Egypt, Hawaii, Easter Island and other exotic places. With special ...

Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, ...

Some of the recent advances in the quest to catch a whiff of history are featured in the new book Scents of Arabia: ...

There is no one person responsible for the birth of surfing, but there is lots of historical evidence about the origin point.

A variety of subway-dwelling mosquito seems like a modern artifact. But genomic analysis reveals the insect got its evolutionary start millennia ago.

In a rare glimpse into the earliest days of our planet, scientists have discovered remnants of the “proto Earth.” ...

Glaciers in California’s mountains are disappearing fast and will likely be gone by the end of the century. Geologists found that these glaciers have been in place since before humans came to the ...

O utside a botanical garden gift shop on the northern shore of the most remote place on earth, rests a reproduction of an ancient board game, chiseled into a block of black stone, its 88 rocks and ...

Archaeologists in Romania have unearthed an elite Roman family's ancient treasure, buried for centuries beneath the remains of a millennia-old city. The discovery, announced by the National History ...