New research suggests that ‘early human pioneers’ in Australia interbred with archaic species of hobbits at least 60,000 ...

Learn how our human ancestors survived and thrived during climate shifts not by eating more meat, but by mastering plant ...

Recent analysis of ancient antelope teeth has provided unexpected insights into the lives of early humans, challenging long-held assumptions about their daily activities and environments. These ...

About 70,000 years ago in Africa, humans expanded into more extreme environments, a new study finds, setting the stage for our global migration. By Carl Zimmer Geography is one of the things that sets ...

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 ...

Natufian clay figurine from Israel reveals an early story about how people connected with animals and used art to understand their world.

Archaeologists working at the Orozmani site in Georgia said they found a 1.8-million-year-old human jawbone. The jawbone, found alongside stone tools and animal fossils, is one of the oldest human ...

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