Humans are actually limited in how much protein they can metabolize for energy, meaning early humans really needed a more ...

A group of early Homo sapiens crossed into Arabia more than 100,000 years ago, long before the migration that shaped modern ...

New findings suggest humans mastered fire far earlier than believed, transforming diets, social life, and survival in ancient ...

If you were lucky 74,000 years ago, you would have survived the Toba supereruption, one of the largest catastrophic events that Earth has seen in the past 2.5 million years. While the volcano is ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

New research that decoded the evolution of mosquitoes’ feeding habits from DNA could shed light on the murky timeline of ...

For tens of thousands of years, humans painted animals, symbols, and bodies — but almost never faces. Then archaeologists found a tiny ivory carving in France that may be the oldest human face ever ...

The Maasai are the current residents of Engare Sero, a region in Northern Tanzania. They've shifted from the nomadic lifestyle that prehistoric humans in the area had. The Maasai are the current ...

On September 12, 1940, a dog in France stumbled upon one of the most remarkable archaeological finds of the 20th century. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to ...