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

Researchers have long considered these cave systems valuable archaeological archives. The latest discovery is part of a series of finds reported by PLOS One that have helped archaeologists piece ...

A new digital reconstruction of the face of an early Australopithecus specimen helps add details about the origins of our own ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A reconstruction of a Neanderthal man in the human evolution exhibit at London’s Natural History Museum in January 2024. - Mike ...

On a small island in the Baltic Sea, a cache of ancient wolf bones is reshaping how I think about the earliest encounters between humans and large carnivores in northern Europe. The remains, recovered ...

It's easy to take for granted that with the flick of a lighter or the turn of a furnace knob, modern humans can conjure flames — cooking food, lighting candles or warming homes. For much of our ...

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 ...

For decades, textbooks painted a dramatic picture of early humans as tool-using hunters who rose quickly to the top of the food chain. The tale was that Homo habilis, one of the earliest ...