Its emperor Mansa Musa was placed on medieval European maps of Africa with description: "The king is the richest and most noble because his country abounds in gold." Under him, the empire reached its ...

Upheaval Dome is a giant rock formation in southeastern Utah with two potential origin stories, although most scientists think it was created by an ancient meteor strike.

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Once upon a time, you couldn’t get through a week without someone mentioning the ancient Malian city ... 19½-hour drive from Nema in neighbouring Mauritania. It’s a hop and skip, really.

The bodies of four Pakistanis who were among dozens who drowned in the capsizing of a migrant boat off West Africa last ...

A Berber with darker skin, “Macrinus was born in the Roman province of Mauritania ... s character almost entirely within the ancient city. From there, Macrinus maneuvers Mescal’s Lucius ...

The impact of imperial expansion in art highlights how subjugation and oppression are not simply a matter of territory, but also a matter of identity and expression”. Zara Hossain explores Picasso's ...

Dec. 5, 2024 — Researchers have tested ancient DNA from corn found at archaeological sites in Arkansas, shedding new light on the dispersal of one of the world's ... We Might Feel Love in Our ...

Scientists say that the two lost, but extremely important books by Apollonius, the Greek mathematician known to the ancient ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural ...