Learn how new research challenges the age of Monte Verde and what it means for early human migration in South America.

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

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

A pioneering international genomics study has revealed that ancient Asians were responsible for the longest prehistoric migration in human history, spanning over 12,000 miles (20,000 kilometers) from ...

Researchers have reconstructed ancient human genomes from southernmost Africa, shedding new light on early human history in a region known for its rich archaeological past. The DNA of 13 individuals ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists excavate near the cave at the Sima del Elefante site, near Burgos in northern Spain, where the fossilized skull ...

While few of us today know how to start a bonfire without matches or a lighter, learning to make fire was one of the most critical developments in human history. New evidence suggests humans figured ...

Newly sequenced ancient genomes from Yunnan, China, have shed new light on human prehistory in East Asia. In a study published in Science, a research team led by Prof. FU Qiaomei at the Institute of ...

Humans were moving between Siberia and northern China far earlier than thought, according to a new study that offers a detailed new picture of East Asia’s population history. Northern East Asia, which ...

A glance at recorded history shows us that humans have “always” felt a need to explain phenomena perceived to exist beyond our comprehension. Today, we turn to science to seek answers to our questions ...

Millennia ago, when ancient people did not know what toothbrushes were, food particles and microbes clung stubbornly to their teeth. These plaques mineralized over time to form crusty, hard tartar.