New archaeological discoveries are transforming our understanding of early human life in Southeast Asia. Evidence from Mindoro Island reveals that humans living more than 40,000 years ago were far ...

Archaeologists working in northern Israel have identified a cave on Mount Carmel containing dense layers of Acheulo-Yabrudian stone tools, adding a new site to a short list of locations that preserve ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists found that ancient malaria likely shaped migration, isolation and evolution among early human populations in Africa.

Continuous landmasses, now submerged, may have made it possible for early humans to cross between present-day Turkey and Europe, new research of this largely unexplored region reveals. The findings, ...

In Human, the five-part series from BBC Studios Science Unit and PBS Nova, paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi journeys across continents to explore how Homo sapiens emerged as the sole surviving ...

Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after their owners have died and landscapes have changed. After bones break down, tooth enamel ...