Researcher Christopher J. Bae identified Homo juluensis, a new human species that coexisted with Denisovans in Asia. A University of Hawaiʻi researcher may have identified a new human species, Homo ...

Research on ancient footprints in Kenya demonstrates coexistence of Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei 1.5 million years ...

UNBELIEVABLE three-million-year-old razor-sharp vegetable peelers used by the world’s oldest humans have been discovered. The ...

Archaeologists found 115,000-year-old human footprints in Saudi Arabia, revealing insights into ancient migration and life before the Ice Age.

Research uncovers early humans' reliance on plant-based foods, revealing ancient tools and 780,000-year-old starch grains.

Dec. 30, 2024 — A new species of black, slender moray eel has chosen the road less traveled, thriving in dim and muddy river mouths, unlike most of its marine relatives. It is found across the ...

Palaeoloxodon turkmenicus greatly exceeded the size of modern African elephants. Adults grew to around four meters tall at ...

In a recent paper published in the Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society, researchers suggest that prehistoric humans in the Levant did not create cave paintings because the primary subjects of ...

Israeli researchers discover 780,000-year-old evidence of plant food processing at archaeological site, suggesting early ...

New research reveals chimpanzees' thoughtful tool selection mirrors ancient human ancestors' behaviours, offering a glimpse into humanity's distant past and shared evolutionary roots in tool-making.

Homo floresiensis, a metre-tall ancient hominin, lived on the South Pacific island of Flores and hunted dwarf elephants until ...

Archaeologists have found some of the first tools used on Earth, dating back 3 million years. The discovery was made in Africa, which is called the ''cradle of humankind.'' ...