Someone made very sophisticated wooden tools in China 300,000 years ago, and it might have been Denisovans or even Homo erectus. The digging sticks, curved root-slicers, and a handful of somewhat ...

Ancient human ancestors ate small children 850,000 years ago, a gruesome discovery suggests. Archaeologists working at the ...

Learn more about what life was like for Paleolithic peoples, especially children and adolescences of thousands of years ago.

In this new series, Human, paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals our incredible story across 300,000 years of human evolution and how – with the help of the latest discoveries – we’re learning ...

Scientists have uncovered Homo juluensis, a mysterious human species with a "big head," reshaping our understanding of human ...

The hominins who lived at Gantangqing lived a heavily plant-based subsistence lifestyle. They had access to meat, and also ...

Facial reconstructions of the prehistoric humans Homo floresiensis (left), Homo erectus (middle) and a Neanderthal (right) that are part of an upcoming five-part documentary series called "Human." ...

The Sunda Shelf is home to a rich Pleistocene hominin fossil record, including specimens of Homo floresiensis, Homo luzonensis, Homo erectus, and archaic Homo. Much of the Sunda Shelf is submerged ...

Researchers have observed a population of orcas that cut and position kelp tools between their bodies to scrub each other’s backs.

One of the most practical tools leaders can use to improve decision-making is simply to pause, and give themselves a little more time to think.

Called Homo juluensis, or “big head,” this species could help piece together missing info about humanity around the late Middle Pleistocene.

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