Just over 500 years ago, on 3 August 1492, Christopher Columbus, the admiral from Genoa underwritten by Ferdinand II and Isabella I of Spain, set off on the first of 4 trips across the Atlantic. He ...

In Session 1, speakers examined how rapid-onset catastrophic events such as severe storms may prompt human migration, including the interplay of natural and social processes under which stress-induced ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 01 - No Poverty; SDG 02 - Zero Hunger; SDG 03 - Good Health & Wellbeing; SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities; SDG 15 - Life on land. The ...

Scientists have applied a dynamic model of the landscape to patterns of human migration into Sahul, the combined continent of Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea. New research led by the University of ...

Whether it’s political leaders like Donald Trump expressing concern about immigration, or individuals forced to leave their homes due to conflict, the movement of people across borders—and where they ...

New evidence of human occupation in southeast Indonesia dating back 42,000 years offers fresh clues on the route taken by some of the first humans to arrive in our region, according to a study from ...

Current models of human migrations consider cities as equal, so that migration fluxes are driven by population size (left). However, natural hazards, conflicts, or socioeconomic inequalities affect ...

Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery in Turkey, uncovering a lost land bridge that could significantly alter our understanding of human migration and European history. This remarkable ...

Mass migrations of humans often occur do to negative pressures such as environmental crises, overpopulation, or war. Some of the largest mass migrations in history have taken place within the lifetime ...

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