That genetic traces of the original population disappear completely is unusual, especially in South America,” said geneticist ...

A millenniums-old settlement in Michigan has archaeologists rethinking the rise of agriculture on the continent.

The affected part of the North American continent is an example of a "craton"—ancient and stable parts ... are weakening the base of the crust. A map of the North American craton—outlined ...

To the Spaniards, who had control of much of South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and North America, using ancient footpaths ... Nuremberg map of Tenochtitlan is based on the accounts ...

Two ancient North American structures collapsed within just nine days of one another — with one native tribe warning the “bad omen” points to impending doom. The Double Arch, a massive ...

A study published in the journal Nature Geoscience has revealed a subtle yet significant phenomenon beneath the North American continent; its ancient bedrock is slowly dripping into the Earth’s ...

Between 100 and 1450 CE, they constructed 1,000 miles of canals – the largest system of waterways in the Americas north of Peru ... trial and error, these ancient river people accumulated ...

While North America may not boast the world-famous Machu Picchu, the continent remains rich with an amazing array of ancient ruins. From the Mayan ruins of Mexico (and yes, Mexico and Central ...

but the two places definitely share one ancient similarity: the presence of a 30-million-year-old primate lineage which headed to North America millions of years before modern human ancestors ...

An artist’s impression of Ekgmowechashala, an ancient North American primate. Illustration: Kristen Tietjen, scientific illustrator with the KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum ...