As another presidency and Congress end without curing the contemptible injustice of leaving the Chinook Indian Nation ...

The Natufian culture, a bridge between the Paleolithic and Neolithic, marks early settlement, farming, and symbolic art in ...

January is named for Janus, the ancient Roman god of transitions. He is frequently portrayed as having two faces — one ...

Old-growth juniper trees are a symbol of the American West. Their ancient and gnarled trunks and branches twist into haunting ...

From the east the sun rises, splitting the cloud-enveloped mountain into the sunlit side and the shaded side. Verdant woods ...

A 35,000-year-old ritual complex in Manot Cave, Israel, offers insights into early human societies, featuring symbolic engravings and artifacts that underline the importance of communal rituals in ...

Old-growth juniper trees are a symbol of the American West. Their ancient and gnarled trunks and branches twist into haunting ...

With every aspect of Roman life having a specific deity to call upon, it can be tricky to make sense of the ancient pantheon ...

Have you ever wondered what the oldest living thing is? Introducing Pando, the ancient quaking aspen forest that's over ...

Myth and lore have surrounded the sacred hawthorn tree since ancient times ... rabbits and sometimes deer if other food sources are scarce. Insects thrive in the gnarled fissures of the trunks.

Some drawings at Lascaux are 2.5 to 3.5 meters (8.2 to 11.4 feet) from the floor of the cave near the chambers’ ceilings. To archaeologists, they present a conundrum: How did the artists reach such ...