A fascinating study highlights the pivotal role Indigenous communities played in the adoption and spread of peaches across ...

The first peach pits were brought to North America by Spanish explorers, but Indigenous communities were the ones responsible for helping the fruit take root. Researchers at Penn State found that ...

Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1451, Columbus made his way to Spain, where he gained support from the Spanish ... in an era of exploration and colonization of North and South America.

It was an electrifying statement—Spanish explorers who were scouring the New World for Native American treasure had heard persistent tales of the fantastic wealth of the so-called Seven Cities ...