Scientists examining traces left behind by early humans continue to find evidence that refuses to stay neatly in place. New laboratory work on ancient hunting tools points to decisions made far ...
A groundbreaking study published in October 2025 has proposed a new perspective on the early inhabitants of Australia, suggesting that they were not just passive settlers but active fossil hunters.
Genetic tweaks changed how the hip bones of early humans developed, which allowed them to start walking upright on two legs, according to new research. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News Two small ...
It's easy to take for granted that with the flick of a lighter or the turn of a furnace knob, modern humans can conjure flames — cooking food, lighting candles or warming homes. For much of our ...
As early humans spread from lush African forests into grasslands, their need for ready sources of energy led them to develop a taste for grassy plants, especially grains and the starchy plant tissue ...
Continuous landmasses, now submerged, may have made it possible for early humans to cross between present-day Turkey and Europe, new research of this largely unexplored region reveals. The findings, ...
SHOHAM, Israel — Archaeologists believe they have found one of the oldest burial sites in the world at a cave in Israel, where the well-preserved remains of early humans dating back about 100,000 ...