At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what we know, ...

We are getting a clearer sense of where and how often Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, and it turns out the behaviour ...

Early humans in England used elephant bone to sharpen stone tools, revealing advanced planning, material knowledge, and ...

Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago. The selection of rock type depended on how easily the material could be ...

Genetic data strengthens the case that humans first settled Sahul around 60,000 years ago, using multiple seafaring routes.

Recent analysis of ancient antelope teeth has provided unexpected insights into the lives of early humans, challenging long-held assumptions about their daily activities and environments. These ...

A new study challenges the idea that climate change drove early human innovation. Instead, researchers find that cultural developments arose under different environmental conditions, shaped by ...

Used by our early human ancestors around 430,000 years ago, the earliest known hand-held wooden tools have been uncovered by ...

From Galápagos albatrosses to polar bears, chimpanzees to orangutans, certain species appear to kiss. Now researchers suggest Neanderthals did it too – and might even have locked lips with modern ...

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