Fire is an ancient natural phenomenon that has shaped our planet for more than 400 million years. It alters habitats, affects ...

Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra.

Humans have been around on Earth for thousands of years, but there was a period when humanity was almost wiped out of ...

There’s an argument rumbling about why our ancestors evolved language. And surprisingly, one of the possible explanations has nothing to do with communication ...

Molecular sleuthing has tied the more‑than‑146,000‑year‑old Harbin cranium, known as "Dragon Man," to this hidden branch of humanity.

Scientists have identified a 146,000-year-old skull discovered in China as belonging to a mysterious extinct human species.

Archaeologists working in Colombia’s Bogotá Altiplano recently uncovered ancient human remains that have left scientists puzzled. Genetic analysis of the 6,000-year-old skeletons revealed DNA ...

3-million-year-old stone tools found, and our ancestors likely didn’t make them. ... The discoveries reinforce theories that hominins outside our own Homo genus also used stone tools.

Moving like your ancestors is the primal fitness trend gaining ground as more people shift toward functional training. Quadrobics, a workout where participants move on all fours like four-legged ...