Ancestral Menominee people in what’s now Michigan’s Upper Peninsula grew maize and other crops on large tracts of land despite harsh conditions.

With its cold climate, short growing season, and dense forests, Michigan's Upper Peninsula is known as a challenging place ...

A new analysis of ancient DNA reveals a previously unknown lineage of hunter-gatherers who lived in what is now Colombia.

New research shows 8,000-pound sloths once dug caves, adapted to oceans, and roamed widely—until climate and humans brought their downfall.

Visitors are making the annual pilgrimage to the University of Michigan this week to see and smell one of the world's premier ...

"Up to this point, we didn't believe there was any other lineage that would appear in South America," said archaeologist ...

North America's deepest gorge, Hells Canyon, which slithers along the border of Idaho and Oregon, is a surprisingly new ...

An analysis of bones from ancient people who once lived in Colombia has discovered DNA that does not directly connect them to ...

From ancient villages to mysterious ruins, North America’s earliest inhabitants left behind fascinating clues about their ...

A long-held theory about the earliest migration to the Americas is under fresh scientific fire. For years, many believed that ...

Kirt Kempter likes to tease conservation groups about their efforts to try to stop erosion in the Galisteo Basin. As a geologist, he contextualizes time a bit differently than other people. He knows ...

A new study reveals that leprosy existed in America long before the arrival of Europeans, shedding light on the history of a ...