The origins and migrations of modern humans around the world are a hot topic of debate. Genetic analyses have pointed to Africa as the continent from which our ancestors dispersed in the Late ...

The history of human migration is full of debates, especially regarding how the first humans arrived in Australia. Recent evidence, including studies published in Archaeology in Oceania, suggests that ...

Migration debates often begin in the wrong place. They ask how many migrants a country should accept, which migrants should be prioritised and how quickly they should arrive. These are important ...

Global migration has increased from 13 million people per year in 2000 to around 35 million in 2023. The data, published in Nature on 10 June 1, come from the most detailed maps of global migration ...