A new analysis argues that this daily work of processing and cooking food helped reshape human bodies and social life. It explores how fire, tools, and cooperation driven by women changed humans’ ...

The oldest physical remains of sewn clothing have been discovered in an Oregon cave, representing a vital turning point in the development of human culture.

Dashiell Hammett mentioned Sam Spade's jutting chin in the opening sentence of his novel, "The Maltese Falcon." Spade's chin ...

An FBI investigation of the 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., was initiated by a lawyer who aided President Trump's unsuccessful efforts to overturn that election, an unsealed affidavit says.

In South Africa, paleontology has been dominated by white people. Lazarus Kgasi is changing that dynamic — and coloring in ...

A ‘NOVA’ special examines the question of canine communication—and whether the internet’s viral ‘button dogs’ have any actual ...

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773,000-year-old mandible ThI-GH-1 from Thomas Quarry in Morocco. Credit: Hamza Mehimdate, Programme Préhistoire de Casablanca Fossils dating back 773,000 years from Thomas Quarry I in Morocco shed ...

A newly found jawbone shows that Paranthropus was far more widespread and versatile than scientists once believed. The discovery suggests early humans were not alone or dominant during this critical ...

From ancient hybrid humans to older-than-expected fossils, 2021 delivered several discoveries that reshaped the human evolutionary timeline. These findings challenged long-held assumptions about ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S.-based activist agency said Sunday it has verified at least 3,919 deaths during a wave of protests that swept Iran and led to a bloody crackdown, and fears the ...

A groundbreaking study published in The Anatomical has challenged previous assumptions about human evolution. Scientists once believed that our early ancestors took a significant evolutionary leap ...