The riches thought to lie beneath Greenland's icy terrain have been coveted for more than a century. But how easy are they to access, and will climate change make any difference?

The Norse colonies had disappeared by 1500 AD, beaten by a cool climate turned much colder by the Little Ice Age — a period of cooling extending from about 1350 to roughly 1850. According to ...

Since 1850, North America and Europe, the two regions who have driven globalized ... with exports of resources from agriculture, mining, fossil-fuel deposits, fisheries, forests, etc., as well as ...

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

Over 5,300 years ago, ancient herders known as the Yamna people emerged from the steppes of what is now Ukraine, going on to ...

The 2,000-year-old basilica was “once the beating heart of Roman London,” the Museum of London Archaeology said.

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China has reported the discovery of an extremely large rare earth deposit in the southwestern province of Yunnan as it seeks to strengthen its control over global supply chains for critical minerals.

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By Aurelien Breeden Emma Bubola Stephen Castle Andrew Higgins and Jim Tankersley Mainstream conservative lawmakers and politicians from Europe are planning to attend President-elect Donald J.

A: If your federally insured bank fails, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation seeks to keep your money safe. Specifically, the FDIC insures up to $250,000 per depositor, per institution ...