A new study looks at an unexpected force that helped played a critical role in shaping the lives of ancient humans.

We are optimistic that the cave can chart a long sequence of human activity, from hunter-gatherers living there immediately ...

A study reveals evidence of prehistoric surgery in Borneo, where a young adult survived a leg amputation about 31,000 years ...

A new study reveals early human life in Ethiopia, showing how humans made tools, used resources, and adapted to their ...

Archaeologists and students at Sterling Hill are tracing Sussex County’s human history back roughly 12,500 years through ...

In caves across Africa, archaeologists have found engraved ochre, pierced shells, and carefully shaped stone tools. These objects hint at planning, shared meaning, and social rules that someone had to ...

Scientists have uncovered compelling evidence that humans reached New Guinea and Australia around 60,000 years ago—earlier than some recent theories suggested. By tracing maternal DNA lineages, the ...

For more than 1 million years, early humans in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean used a range of heavy tools, such as massive handaxes and stone balls, for important tasks, including ...

A 16,000-year-old skull found in southern China has been digitally reconstructed, offering a rare look at the face of an early human and shedding light on prehistoric migration patterns. Scientists ...

Speaking from space, the four-member Artemis II crew on Friday described their elation after a critical trans-lunar burn sent them beyond Earth’s orbit toward the moon. Photo: NASA The Artemis ...

As long as 220,000 years ago—far earlier than previously thought—people quarried rocks for their tools in places they specifically sought out. An international research team led by the University of ...