Study finds 3-billion-year-old crystals on Mauritius tied to hidden microcontinent “Mauritia,” supporting 19th-century legends of a lost land beneath the Indian Ocean.

For perspective, that’s so ancient that when these rocks were forming, fish were still considered evolutionary overachievers.

Are there really ancient linguistic connections between Ancient Greek and Polynesian languages? What do these reveal about ...

For more than 200 years, the São José Paquete d’Africa lay hidden off Cape Town’s shore. Its excavation in 2014 uncovered a ...

First Nations people started trading 'trepang', or sea cucumber, in the 1700s, and now these tiny marine animals may help ...

"A big goal of the exhibit was the (Pequots) wanted to share the history of their people, but also reinforce the idea that Pequots are ... still here, despite everything that has happened to them." ...

Long-standing questions about the migration of early modern humans in East Asia may finally be answered, thanks to a rare and ...

From Vadodara to Coimbatore, India’s emerging cities are stepping into the spotlight as new affluent hubs—Visa is powering access to their evolving aspirations.

Some, including conservationist Kay Van Damme, have called it the Galápagos of the Indian Ocean and along with other experts, he is warning that millions of years of evolution on Socotra could be ...

Squids first appeared about 100 million years ago and quickly rose to become dominant predators in the ancient oceans, according to a new study published in the journal Science. A team of researchers ...

India's benchmark indexes are likely to open higher on Friday, extending the strong gains seen in the last three sessions, driven by optimism over foreign inflows and positive global sentiment.

Trade talks between India and the U.S. have hit a roadblock over disagreements on import duties for auto components, steel and farm goods, Indian officials with direct knowledge said, dashing hopes of ...