This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

Understanding this crucial point in human history has focused on the Dmanisi Hominid Archaeological Site in Georgia where ...

With its elongated snout and almost prehistoric appearance, this crocodile stands apart from every other species alive today. Found mainly in a few river systems, its highly specialized hunting style ...

The textbook version of human evolution has long held that Homo erectus was the pioneering species to venture beyond Africa's borders around 1.8 million years ago. However, new analysis of five skulls ...

In the Middle Ages, a plague killed a third of Europe's population. Fleas carried the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, ...

Human evolution’s biggest mystery, which emerged 15 years ago from a 60,000-year-old pinkie finger bone, finally started to ...

In paleoanthropology, a rare, nearly-complete skeleton can rewrite entire chapters of the human origin story. The “Little ...

Deep in the heart of northern Zambia, an astonishing archaeological find is reshaping our understanding of early human history. Hidden beneath the powerful ...

In the remote heart of northern Zambia, a captivating archaeological discovery has emerged beneath the roaring waters of Kalambo Falls. Researchers have ...

The dry deserts of north-eastern Saudi Arabia were once wet enough to host vibrant communities of animals – and researchers have just found evidence that ancient hominins lived there too. “This paper ...

Throughout history, human ingenuity has paved the way for monumental innovations that shaped the course of civilization. From the simplest tools to complex societal structures, these breakthroughs not ...