Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose ...

A team of international scientists, led by Dr. Karen Baab, a paleoanthropologist at the College of Graduate Studies, Glendale ...

These genomes are the oldest yet found of modern humans in Europe, though they were not the first hominids to walk these ...

What did a vulture-bone flute sound like inside a cave? How about singing inside a tomb? Researchers are bringing ancient ...

New research led by the British Museum has found evidence of the world’s oldest human fire-making activity in Barnham, ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have unearthed 6,000-year-old human skeletons in Colombia that possess a DNA profile unlike any other known to science. This unique genetic lineage, which has ...

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. According to a new ...

Recent analysis of ancient DNA has unveiled a profound bond between humans and dogs, tracing back at least 10,000 years. This partnership is evident in the shared migratory patterns across Eurasia, ...

Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia some 2.8 million years ago, revealing branching evolutionary stories of survival, intermixing ...