Ancient stone tools that were discovered in the Tunel Wielki cave in Poland around 50 years ago have been re-examined and dated. Instead of belonging to Neanderthals living in the region these tools ...

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Because their relative isolation encourages speciation, oceanic islands are hotspots of biodiversity. Yet their relatively ...

Remains of an extinct species of Bronze Age cattle have been discovered by archaeologists in a cave in the Yorkshire Dales.

Deep in the Rising Star Cave system lies a mystery of paleoanthropology. Deep in the Rising Star Cave system lies a mystery of paleoanthropology: a chamber filled with the bones of Homo naledi ...

A new Dartmouth-led study reveals that hominins began eating carbohydrate-rich foods long before their teeth evolved to ...

Tui's work spotlights the surprising ways that human-animal partnerships can advance conservation. While new technology, such ...

The findings also suggest that around 813,000 years ago, more hospitable climates may have been a big part of what allowed human populations to skyrocket once more.

Humans will likely go extinct eventually, leaving behind a planet that has to adjust in their wake. While there is no true consensus as to what a human-free world will look like, there are a ...