One of the first things many kids—or even adults—may do when they are on a beach or dune is to make patterns in the sand, or sculptures in the form of sandcastles. Many generations of humans have ...

Dogs come in all shapes and sizes, but variations in color patterns provide some of their most distinctive characteristics. A newly released study sheds light on a subset of these patterns, ...

Russia and Alaska's current coastlines (the dashed black lines), compared to ancient Beringia (shown in green), the land bridge that brought humans to North America. Image via William Manley, ...

A rock surface containing a circular pattern with a central depression. The scale bar = 10 cm. Images modified from: Helm, C.W.; Cawthra, H.C.; De Vynck, J.C.; Helm ...

Dogs come in all shapes and sizes, but variations in color patterns provide some of their most distinctive characteristics. A newly released study sheds light on a subset of these patterns, ...

The intricate, abstract designs of Islamic art and architecture have always struck experts as the inspired expressions of a faith that forbids direct depictions of holy figures. But a new study shows ...

Introduction -- Environmental setting -- Mapping literary sources : pre-field studies and the location of archaeological evidence -- Acquiring new data : the two survey projects, field strategies and ...