Prehistoric art, as revealed by a 70,000-year-old handprint, is now seen as a fundamental human survival strategy rather than ...

A painting of hands painted 67,800 years ago has just been discovered on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. This discovery sheds new light on the great human migrations across Oceania.

Extremophile molds are invading art museums and devouring their collections. Stigma and climate change have fueled their ...

Where tourists map end and the the fences begin, lie places that aren't marketed, photographed, or casually stumbled into, ...

Murujuga, also known by the modern name Burrup Peninsula, in northwestern Australia, is home to potentially the world’s ...

As a business owner, understanding why design evolved from Victorian clutter to digital clarity is a powerful tool. Learn how to stop chasing trends and build a brand that lasts. Based on your profile ...

Europe is rich in history, but its splendid castles, antique churches, and age-old ruins tell only part of the story. To dig even deeper in time — much deeper — visit a cave. Some of my favorites, in ...

Can you name the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth? Or which ancient queen married two of her brothers? How about this one: Do you know the artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Understanding the past "gives us perspective" on current events, said GQ. "And right now, we sorely need perspective." With "war raging in Europe" and Donald Trump causing chaos across the pond, it's ...

President Trump’s new executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” does just the opposite. It’s a declaration of war on American history, demanding that Smithsonian ...

Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France, ancient humans who lived around 30,000 years ago carved horses, mammoths and rhinoceros into the walls, a fabulous prehistoric menagerie that ...