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

Researchers revisited the 1970s discovery of ancient stone tools at Monte Verde—an iconic site in Chile that transformed our understanding of how and when humans arrived in the Americas.

Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every ...

Scientists rebuilt the face of “Little Foot,” a 3.67-million-year-old fossil, uncovering new clues about early human ...

The history of Earth is written on the great tablets of tectonic plates. The motions of plates shaped land masses, formed ...

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

Data suggest people lived at Chile’s Monte Verde site thousands of years later than thought, challenging key “pre-Clovis” evidence. Not all agree.

Scientists have identified a 3.3-million-year-old giant prehistoric monster crocodile species that likely hunted early human ...