A stunning discovery at Blombos Cave reveals early humans used ochre as a sophisticated tool, challenging our understanding ...

Recent research clobbered that theory by showing pre-modern hominins evolution unique to Europe: The fossil, uncovered at the ...

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A new study from SapienCE reveals that early modern humans at Blombos Cave in South Africa used ochre as a specialized tool ...

The study questions the long-held belief that northern Africa became arid around 3 million years ago, which coincides with ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts - from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain - have been assembled in fits and starts over the 4 billion years of our ...

The author of “Sapiens” says that for the first time in tens of thousands of years, humanity has competition. And it’s coming ...

Indian middle-class couples dream of foreign trips, fueled by summer vacations, enticing ads, and government servant perks.

New species of ancient human discovered in the Philippines. Dubbed Homo luzonensis, the species is one of the most important finds that will be out in the coming years, one scientist predicts.

When Homo sapiens appeared some 300,000 years ago, ... the oldest dating back 30,000 years before the main H. sapiens exodus from Africa. Photograph by Justin Jin.

And perhaps of the world – dates back to over 42,000 years ago. Carved by a mammoth zanna and 70 cm long, it was found in the ...

This gene is found across a wide variety of animals – from birds to mammals – but it's slightly different in humans. The ...