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In the past, when West Antarctica melted, there was a rapid uptick in onshore geological activity in the area.

The yearly celebration of Kwanzaa is coming soon, beginning the day after Christmas. Unlike Christmas and Hanukkah, Kwanzaa is not a religious celebration. Rather, the seven-day tradition is intended ...

Far beneath the South Pacific, a continent the size of India has finally stepped out of the cartographic shadows. After centuries of speculation and decades of targeted surveys, scientists have now ...

The wrenching transfer of power from hundreds of Indigenous cultures is fundamental to U.S. history. Along the way are ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Scientists have officially completed the full geological map of Earth’s long-lost eighth continent — Zealandia. For millions of years, 95% of this vast landmass has been buried beneath the Pacific ...

A weekly round-up of stories from across the continent with Georja Calvin-Smith. African scholars update a monumental book that sets out the continent's global contribution across thousands of years.

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has lamented that Africa’s failure to properly document its early civilisations has contributed to the continent’s present-day challenges. Oba Akanbi ...

Coronaviruses are a big family of different viruses. Some of them cause the common cold in people. Others infect animals, including bats, camels, and cattle. But how did SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus ...