This week, meet a big-brained ancient human relative, hear a meteorite as it lands on Earth, spot a tiny kangaroo-like ...

Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big ...

Cultures across the globe have their version of utopia: the Garden of Eden, Elysium, Shambhala. In the heart of Eurasia, ...

The 72-year-old dictator is said to enjoy using ancient remedies to prolong his life and give him strength, say reports.  ...

His 'Flying Kremlin' Ilyushin 96-300 disappeared from radar screens over the remote Altai region in Siberia, after a flight ...

URUMQI, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Winter Games Around the Altai Mountains, which ended Tuesday in Altay City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, highlighted the growing bonds ...

Well, the select club of epic walls might get another addition: the Siberia Wall in the Altai Mountains. Today, the wall system is barely visible, but it must have been truly humbling in its time.

This area, a section of the Altai Mountains located in present-day China, has long been part of the Kazakhs’ traditional nomadic lands. The last significant migration of Kazakhs to this region ...