Using found Edwardian writing desks, Sonia E. Barrett animates her sculptures with expressive faces redolent of African ...

Ancient dogs arrived in the Americas alongside humans more than 10,000 years ago but were later wiped out by European colonization, a new study suggests. In fact, besides a few genes in some modern ...

While reclaiming Columbus Day as a federal holiday, the president lashed out at Americans who have acknowledged the Italian ...

Humans with Asian origins played a larger role than those from Africa in colonizing Europe millions of years ago, reports a paper published in the early online edition of the journal Proceedings of ...

Although James Cook's 18th century expeditions into the South Pacific Ocean are considered historical feats, Spanish voyages of discovery in this region preceded them. It is well-known that the ...

European colonization of the Americas led to so many deaths among indigenous populations that the global climate briefly cooled as a result, according to a shocking new study. Researchers estimate the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. European colonization of the Americas resulted in the killing of so many native ...