Early humans mastered fire-making 400,000 years ago, new study reveals
A new study from a well-known Paleolithic site in eastern England has revealed that early humans mastered fire-making…
Stone tool discovery suggests very first humans were inventors
The very first humans millions of years ago may have been inventors, according to a discovery in northwest…
Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to walk on two legs
Two small changes in human DNA may have played a big role in helping our ancestors walk upright,…
Neanderthals and early humans reshaped Europe’s landscapes long before the rise of agriculture, study finds
A recent study published in PLOS One reveals that Neanderthals and early modern humans began to reshape Europe’s…
Neanderthal-human hybrids may have been scourged by a genetic mismatch
A model of a Neanderthal woman Joe McNally/Getty Modern humans may indeed have wiped out Neanderthals – but…
The Forgotten Cousins of Humanity Who May Have Made the World’s First Tools
Paranthropus was adapted for chewing, with teeth up to four times the size of a modern humans. Teeth…
Million-year-old skull could change human evolution timeline | News
A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years…
The Origin of Language review: Did childcare fuel language? A new book makes the case
Beekman suggests the complexity of childcare drove language’s spread Shutterstock/Artem Varnitsin The Origin of LanguageMadeleine Beekman (Simon &…
Ancient viral DNA may play a key role in early human development, new study suggests
The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans ……
Million-year-old tools found on island puzzle archaeologists | Features
(Photo by Nothing Ahead via Pexels) By Talker By Stephen Beech The earliest evidence of man’s ancestors on…