A new study gives scientists a fresh look at what life was like in the Las Vegas valley more than 12,000 years ago. Before ...

BOLOGNA, Italy — Scientists have discovered what may be one of the oldest boomerangs in the world, hidden in a Polish cave for tens of thousands of years. The mammoth ivory artifact, found alongside ...

A small blood gene difference made Neanderthal pregnancies with modern humans risky, possibly contributing to their disappearance.

Along Turkey’s northwestern shoreline, where the Aegean Sea meets the olive-covered ridges of Anatolia, lies a quiet district ...

Archaeologists believe that Homo sapiens in Europe during the Upper Paleolithic period (between 45,000 and 10,000 years ago) used fire in several different ways. “Fire was not just about keeping warm; ...

Three newly discovered sites filled with art and stone tools have pushed back the date of when humans returned to Arabia after the last ice age.

Learning to control fire was a game-changer for ancient humans, who could use it to cook food, see at night, and endure cold weather, among other things. This skill dates back at least a million years ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

A new study shows farming and livestock reshaped global mammal communities, collapsing natural boundaries after the last Ice ...

Whether for cooking, heating, as a light source or for making tools – it is assumed that fire was essential for the survival of people in the Ice Age. However, it is puzzling that hardly any ...

A mitochondrial DNA study points to at least two waves of migration linking the Americas, China, and Japan- one during the ...

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