In the last decade, archaeologists have learned to read the genetic traces that ancient humans and Neanderthals left not only ...

A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

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 a time long before cities, farms, or even written words, early humans across the Levant were already shaping a complex story of connection, identity, and cultural exchange. Between 130,000 and ...

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

This combination of 2007, 2018 and 2012 photos shows, from left, the Cederberg mountain range in South Africa, the Tenere desert in Niger and savanna in South Africa. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam, ...

The first-ever published research out of Tinshemet Cave indicates the two human species regularly interacted and shared technologies and customs. Reading time 3 minutes A team’s investigation of ...

The old cliché goes like this: humans mastered fire, and with it, we conquered the world. But a plot twist is emerging from the sediment of history. What if it wasn’t Homo sapiens who figured this out ...

Back in 1929, archaeologists unearthed several human skeletons (seven adults and three children) while excavating Skuhl Cave just south of Haifa, Israel. Dating back 140,000 years to the end of the ...

The recent discovery of 476,000-year-old wooden logs at Kalambo Falls in Zambia is revolutionizing our understanding of early human technology. These ancient ...

An international team of scientists, including the University of Wollongong (UOW), has found compelling evidence that a ...

WASHINGTON — Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This adaptability is a skill that long predates the modern age.