Researchers have reexaminated a mammoth ivory boomerang that was discovered in Obłazowa cave in Poland in 1985.

A mammoth tusk artefact discovered in a Polish cave could be Europe’s earliest example of a boomerang and even the oldest ...

(CN) — A boomerang made from a mammoth’s tusk pulled from a Polish cave could be one of the oldest known examples of a ...

The ancient boomerang wasn't found alone; it lay alongside a human phalanx—a small bone from either a finger or a toe.

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

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

Homo sapiens — mingled and interbred with other prehistoric humans: our distant cousins, the Neanderthals and Denisovans.

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

The debate around the evolution of modern humans has intensified with new findings about Homo sapiens fossils from East Africa. The oldest remains currently known were discovered at Djebel Irhoud ...

In this scenario, the Xujiayao fossils, and others with unusual features unearthed in China, were classified as intermediates between more primitive hominins such as Homo erectus and more modern ones.