A new DNA study reveals that dark skin was common among early Europeans for much longer than previously believed. Pale skin became prevalent only around 3,000 years ago. The research suggests that ...

Most prehistoric Europeans had dark skin, hair and eyes well into the Iron ... Ghirotto and her colleagues analyzed 348 samples of ancient DNA from archaeological sites in 34 countries in Western ...

An Iranian woman jumps over a bonfire celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year, in Tehran, Iran ...

Mobile gamers will soon be able to enjoy Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown on their handheld devices. The 2.5D metroidvania will be released across Android and iOS on 14th April, Ubisoft has ...

to predict the skin, hair and eye colour of ancient people. Scientists know that modern humans migrated from Africa to Europe and Asia about 60,000 to 70,000 years ago. As humans migrated into ...

Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the festival comes in the hours just before the Wednesday before Nowruz, which is the Persian New Year. To celebrate, people light bonfires, set off ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — I’ve worked for The Associated Press as a photographer since 1999. A lot of what I cover involves either Iran’s government or its relations with the West, but I also try ...

to predict the skin, hair and eye colour of ancient people. Scientists know that modern humans migrated from Africa to Europe and Asia about 60,000 to 70,000 years ago. As humans migrated into regions ...