Did a Prehistoric Surgeon Practice on This Cow?
Though an early human likely created the hole, the reason why remains less clear
How to Talk With Evangelicals About Evolution
For two years, researchers from the Smithsonian traveled the country explaining the science of our shared origins
Expressive Eyebrows May Have Given Modern Humans an Evolutionary Edge
A new study explores why ancient humans had pronounced brow ridges, and why they eventually lost them
Rare 85,000-year-old Finger Bone Complicates Our Understanding of African Migration
The fossil builds on the theory that humans left Africa in multiple waves, and suggests they made it as far as the Arabian Desert
Colored Pigments and Complex Tools Suggest Humans Were Trading 100,000 Years Earlier Than Previously Believed
Transformations in climate and landscape may have spurred these key technological innovations
Ancient Humans Weathered the Toba Supervolcano Just Fine
New studies suggest the largest eruption in the last 2 million years didn’t push humanity to the edge of extinction as previously hypothesized
Did Cave Acoustics Play a Role in the Development of Language?
In a new paper, researchers hypothesize that the location of cave art and sounds early humans heard might be linked
Earliest Human Remains Outside Africa Were Just Discovered in Israel
If accepted as Homo sapien, the jaw-dropping jawbone would push back the human exodus out of Africa by nearly 100,000 years
At 3.5 Billion Years Old, Are These the Oldest Fossils?
A new analysis of this decades-old find suggests that they were indeed once biological life—but not all are convinced
Little Foot, the Most Complete Australopithecus Fossil, Goes on Display
After 20 years of excavation and cleaning, the 3.67-million year old hominin is ready for her closeup
This May Be the Oldest Traces of Life Yet Found
Bits of graphite, 3.95 billion years old, suggest life was churning away soon after Earth’s formation
Modern Humans and Neanderthals May Be More Similar Than We Imagined
A remarkably preserved 49,000-year-old skeleton shows that Neanderthal kids may have grown slowly, like us
Ancient DNA Helps Scientists Shed Light on How Ancient Africans Moved and Mixed
New techniques help explain why there is little genetic overlap between modern and ancient Malawi people—and promise much more
Experiments Show How Neanderthals Made the First Glue
Archaeologists tested three methods the early hominins could have used to get tar from birch bark
Skeleton Stolen From Underwater Cave in Mexico Was One of Americas’ Oldest
A new study shows that the human remains looted in 2012 are more than 13,000 years old
How Microscopic Algae Kick-Started Life As We Know It
Some 650 million years ago, algae took over the seas, which may have been a needed spark in the formation of complex life
Is This Baby Animal the Last Common Ancestor of Humans and Apes?
The 13-million-year-old skull found in Kenya combines early ape and gibbon-like features
Human Artifacts Found at 46 Ancient Lakes in the Arabian Desert
The finds add to evidence that a wetter “Green Arabia” was an important stop in the migration of early humans
Are Humans to Blame for the Disappearance of Earth’s Fantastic Beasts?
100,000 years ago, giant sloths, wombats and cave hyenas roamed the world. What drove them all extinct?
Humans May Have Ventured Into Australia 20,000 Years Earlier Than Thought
High-tech dating of sediments at an Australian rock shelter offers insights into ancient human migration
Page 10 of 14