Ancient structures unearthed in Turkey and thought to be the world's oldest temples may not have been strictly religious buildings after all, but rather houses for people, not the gods.

Archaeologists have discovered a 12,000-year-old iron oxide mine in Chile that marks the oldest evidence of organized mining ever found in the Americas.

Analysis of a 440-year-old document reveals new details about native population decline in the heartland of the Inca Empire following Spanish conquest in the 16th century.

Stigma against overweight people is becoming a cultural norm around the world, even in places where larger bodies have traditionally been valued.

That human evolution follows a progressive trajectory is one of the most deeply-entrenched assumptions about our species.