Guyana is one of the smallest countries in South America, but its elections on Monday might have outsized implications for ...

Study by 72 researchers from eight countries concludes that the Lagoa Santa people are descendants of Clovis culture migrants from North America. Distinctly African features attributed to Luzia ...

The Clovis people, known for their distinctive spearheads, were not the first humans to set foot in the Americas after all.

A key discovery came from their analysis of people from Rapa Nui — a signature could be assigned to Native South American populations from northern coastal regions of South America, and this ...

South America contains twelve countries in total. These include Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile. South America is the fourth largest continent, with around 423 million people living there.

Imani Perry says the South can be seen as an "origin point" for the way the nation operates. Her book South to America reflects on the region's history and traces the steps of an enslaved ancestor.

Researchers have found evidence of butchery marks on the back of an ancient armadillo-like animal, suggesting humans were in South America 20,000 years ago -- earlier than many researchers thought.

South America’s oldest-known human occupation site — the 14,600-year-old Monte Verde settlement in Chile — suggests that people quickly reached the continent after crossing the Bering land ...

Record dry conditions in South America have led to wildfires, power cuts and water rationing. The world’s largest river system, the Amazon, which sustains some 30 million people across eight ...

New research shows that ancient dogs did not join Indigenous people in Central and South America until farming became popular—especially of maize ...

South America was the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic early this year. Experts are trying to find out why new infections and deaths are falling so fast.