A University of Kansas researcher has spent years studying "aquaterra"—his term for regions around the world once populated by ancient humans that today are submerged under water due to sea-level ...

Not long after humankind's emergence in Africa, Homo sapiens were off to explore the rest of the world. Yet, across the ancient timeline, the land that ancient humans walked upon was ever-changing.

Amid the fierce political debate about figures and systems, it’s easy to lose sight of the purpose of migration, to ...

Human migration has been an essential and transformative process, driven by the need to adapt to changing environmental, social, and economic conditions. Here we explore associations between drought ...

Though a massive crowd is trapped in a single train station, the rest of China is now on the move. Baidu, China’s version of Google, has released an interactive map that tracks movements around the ...

Reference map showing natural features cited, cities, and known routes connecting the Nile River, Foul Bay, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, and Mediterranean Sea throughout history. Credit: Dobson et al ...

Reference map showing natural features cited, cities, and known routes connecting the Nile River, Foul Bay, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, and Mediterranean Sea throughout history. LAWRENCE — A University of ...