Over thousands of years, humans from Eurasia trekked more than 12,400 miles to eventually reach the southernmost tip of South America, a new genetic investigation suggests ...

These human ancestors would have had plenty to take advantage of near these ancient rivers. Trees bore fruit all year, and ...

No one can go there.’” Bohne remembers the overwhelming urge she felt in that moment to leap out of the boat and swim to the mystical and forbidden land across the sea. ADVERTISEMENT She ...

Researchers have recovered Homo erectus bones from the seafloor, which points to an unknown hominin population hunting on ...

The president has railed against South Africa’s seizures of land from white farmers. But during his first term, he pushed to ...

For a long time, scientists felt confident in their understanding of the timeline of human evolution. But a recent discovery has completely changed everything.

LiveScience reports that a team of researchers analyzed ancient remains found at the Cooper’s Ferry archaeological site ...

But when it comes to dangerous creatures, what animal kills the most? What animal kills the most humans? While larger animals like sharks or hippos may seem a likely culprit, the animal that kills ...

Saudi Arabian authorities conducted arrests of peaceful dissidents, public intellectuals, and human rights activists and sentenced people to decades-long prison terms or death sentences for social ...

New research shows they’re still protecting the land. Dense piles of oyster shells ... by Holland-Lulewicz and his colleagues shows how humans have significantly altered these barrier islands ...

For one thing, the wolf was domesticated at a time when modern humans were not very tolerant of carnivorous competitors. In fact, after modern humans arrived in Europe around 43,000 years ago ...