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The skull of a 5-year-old girl who lived 140,000 years ago has similarities with modern Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, ...
A submerged river valley under the Madura Strait was found packed with Homo erectus fossils and other bones submerged since ...
Recent research clobbered that theory by showing pre-modern hominins evolution unique to Europe: The fossil, uncovered at the ...
Our ancient ancestors died out thousands of years ago, leaving behind nothing but fossils, a few scattered artefacts, and lingering traces in our DNA. For the last 40,000 years, Homo sapiens have been ...
Our ancient ancestors didn’t have clothes or houses – but that constant exposure to the sun helped their skin protect itself from the worst sun damage.
Boomerangs are some of humanity’s oldest tools. In the northernmost region of Australia, 50,000-year-old cave art appears to ...
In 2010, scientists found the first evidence of another hominin subspecies, known as the Danisovans. Now, they’ve identified ...
A mammoth tusk artefact discovered in a Polish cave could be Europe’s earliest example of a boomerang and even the oldest ...
Around 900,000 years ago, the global population reached a precarious low of only 1280 reproducing individuals and stayed like ...
The ancient boomerang wasn't found alone; it lay alongside a human phalanx—a small bone from either a finger or a toe.
Fire is an ancient natural phenomenon that has shaped our planet for more than 400 million years. It alters habitats, affects ...
Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra.
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