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

The World Health Organization chief is asking global leaders to lean on Washington to reverse President Donald Trump’s ...

Imagine being able to travel to most countries around the world visa-free. Well, that's a reality for citizens of this small ...

Countries that malign migrants are in quite serious need of new people. Nations in the wealthy world face a top-heavy future- ...

The number of countries in the world does not change very often, but when it does, mapmakers (and their digital counterparts) ...

The work was found in a rock shelter located to the south of Paris, France, that features prehistoric engravings ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

Millions of people from the poor world are trying to cross seas, forests, valleys and rivers, in search of safety, work and ...

Changing maps to say "Gulf of America" doesn't change history, and likely won't change what most people call the massive ...

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba after ...

Political scientist Mark Leonard has found that people around the world are far more optimistic about Trump's presidency than ...

President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and the Alaska mountain Denali to Mount McKinley.