Human migration

Map with arrows emanating from Africa, across Eurasia, to Australia and the Americas.

A DNA study on the fossilized remains of a baby girl uncovered in central Alaska has now revealed, not only incredible insight into the origins of human migration into North America, but also the existence of a previously undiscovered population of humans that have been named "Ancient Beringians".

Did volcanic activity play a role in early human evolution and migration? The great Rift Valley that runs through Ethiopia has played...

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An online geography encyclopedia for children.

Teach about birds and migration with this fun singalong.

People throughout history have taken pride in their ancestral roots, but new studies of migrations of people into Europe and elsewhere are showing that no one’s heritage is “pure.” Or if humanity’s heritage is pure, if you go back far enough in prehistory, it is purely African.

Roughly 200 thousand years ago humans migrated from the East Africa Rift area into different parts of Africa. At around

Polynesians were arguably some of the world's best explorers. Using nothing but the stars, elements, and currents, they successfully navigated the Pacific Ocean in a time when European explorers would never leave sight ot land.