New research reveals why early human attempts to leave Africa repeatedly failed—until one group succeeded spectacularly around 50,000 years ago. Scientists discovered that before this successful ...

Rethinking the Timeline. For years, scholars have clung to the theory that early human migrationacross Southeast Asia occurred passively, with prehistoric humans drifting on bamboo rafts. This ...

Our species first evolved in Africa around 300,000 years ago. While prior fossil finds show some groups made early forays outside the continent, lasting human settlements in other parts of the ...

Our species first evolved in Africa around 300,000 years ago. While prior fossil finds show some groups made early forays outside the continent, lasting human settlements in other parts of the ...

The scientists assembled a database of archaeological sites showing human presence across Africa from 120,000 to 14,000 years ago. For each site, researchers modeled what the local climate would ...

Niède Guidon, a Brazilian archaeologist, was one of the first researchers to challenge a long-standing consensus on when and how early humans arrived in the Americas. The Clovis-first theory ...

Other groups of early human ancestors also left Africa and established long-term settlements elsewhere, including those that evolved into Europe’s Neanderthals, he said. The new research helps explain ...

Our species first evolved in Africa around 300,000 years ago. While prior fossil finds show some groups made early forays outside the continent, lasting human settlements in other parts of the ...

Early humans survived in a range of extreme environments before global migration, study says Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to ...

Researchers say it set the stage for global migration. By. The Associated Press - June 18, 2025. ... Other groups of early human ancestors also left Africa and established long-term settlements ...