For Joy Poligon, life is simple, if harsh. “If I don’t go to our rice field every day, we will have nothing to eat.” It takes her an hour for a return trip. Poligon is a rice farmer, mother ...

For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...

This photo provided by João Zilhão shows forearm bone fragments belonging to an ancient child that appeared to have features from both humans and Neanderthals. (João Zilhão via AP) 33,571 ...

ASHBOURNE, England (AP) — This ancient form of soccer has a rule forbidding players from murdering each other. Every year, thousands of people descend on a small town in the English countryside ...

For Joy Poligon, life is simple, if harsh. "If I don't go to our rice field every day, we will have nothing to eat." It takes her an hour for a return trip to Batad, traversing rough terrain to reach ...

Held on the Sunday before Lent, Fastelavn blends ancient traditions with a carnival-like atmosphere, bringing together communities across the country. Known as the “Nordic Halloween,” it’s especially ...

This ancient period of deep freeze, known as the Neoproterozoic Era, or “Snowball Earth,” lasted from about 1 billion to 543 million years ago. During that time, landmasses consolidated into a ...

It’s been a whirlwind journey for Valerie West, a 22-year-old newly certified EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) from New York, USA, who now represents the Ifugao region in the Miss Universe ...

But those experts may have a surprising new answer thanks to new research that shows the ancient people of the Philippines and ISEA may have mastered seafaring well before anyone else. Proving ...