A trio of mummies may unravel the decades-old adage that an active lifestyle and a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids — such as those found in salmon, herring and other fatty fish — protect your heart.

Kitsissut is a nightmare for modern sailors. It’s a remote cluster of islands in the High Arctic, choked by fog, battered by shifting winds, and hemmed in by lethal currents. Most people (even ...

One of the platinum-engraved sapphire disks illustrating Earth’s biodiversity that will be housed in the Earth Chamber, designed by Mark Baskinger with Matt Zywica, Maggie Banks, Christie Chong, ...

For thousands of years, Inuit people have marked themselves with tattoos. While designs and meanings vary, tattoos remain a vital part of the culture. But a century ago, the tradition was nearly lost ...

The bands of ancient Neanderthals that struggled throughout Europe during the last Ice Age faced challenges no tougher than those confronted by the modern Inuit, or Eskimos. That’s the conclusion of a ...

When you think of Siberia, you probably conjure up images of a sparsely populated, icy tundra — albeit one that's less frozen these days. But from this remote place came a group of ancient peoples ...

Perhaps in this difficult era we have found ourselves in, looking back to ancient mythology can offer some guidance. The virus that has upended the lives of every human on our planet reminds us that ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

"The Inuit DNA sequence in this region matches very well with the Denisovan genome, and it is highly differentiated from other present-day human sequences, though we can't discard the possibility that ...