Did Humans Nearly Go Extinct 900,000 Years Ago? A Biologist Explains
At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what…
Anthropologists Still Can’t Agree On The Answer
The chin is one of our most familiar features, yet scientists still debate why we evolved it. Here’s…
Humans broke one of evolution’s basic rules by losing fur — and survived
For most animals, losing fur would be a death sentence. Hair isn’t cosmetic in the wild, it’s survival…
Stone Age humans hunted with poisoned arrows
 Researchers have uncovered chemical evidence that humans in what is now South Africa were using poisoned arrows…
From a dino superhighway to origins of fire-making: The incredible discoveries in 2025
From gigantic dinosaur footprints frozen in stone to a spectacular parade of planets, science in 2025 delivered moments…
Southern Africa’s Role in Human Evolution Unveiled
New genetic research is shedding light on some of the earliest chapters of our human history. In one…
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…
Million-year-old fossil changes what we know about human hands and feet
Newly discovered fossils in Kenya reveal that Paranthropus boisei, once seen as a simple plant-eater, had surprisingly human-like…