The invention of agriculture changed humans and the environment forever, and over several thousand years, the practice originated independently in a least a dozen different places. But why did ...

Have you ever wondered where our agricultural crops come from? And what were they like thousands of years ago, or hundreds of years ago? Our food crops today are in fact very different from the ...

The advent of agriculture was a significant turning point in the history of modern humans, beyond which humans started living a sedentary life and formed a so-called 'civilization.' However, the ...

After 200,000 years of hunting and gathering, a history-defining decision was made. Starting roughly 12,000 years ago, at ...

WATSONVILLE >> Known for its fertile soil farmed for generations by waves of immigrant communities, the small Central Coast city of Watsonville is readying to celebrate 150 years since its ...

Researchers have uncovered evidence that underscores one long-debated theory: that agriculture arose out of moments of surplus, when environmental conditions were improving, and populations lived in ...