A groundbreaking discovery in Antarctica has left scientists both amazed and baffled: the oldest human remains ever found.

The 1.8-million-year-old jawbone, found in a site no bigger than two parking spots, upends the timeline of humans migrating ...

In a recent review published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, researchers discussed the role of climatic shifts and vegetation changes in driving the evolution within the subfamily ...

On the seabed off the coast of Taiwan, a fisherman’s dredge pulled up more than just marine life. Among the animal remains was something unexpected—a thick, heavy jawbone. For years, the fossil ...

The world’s first vehicles were used some 20,000 years ago, scientists now suggest after drag marks were discovered beside human footprints in New Mexico. The prehistoric markings were found in White ...

A team of genome researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine in New York and Qatar have discovered that indigenous Arabs can directly trace their ancestors to migrants from Africa. “One of the exciting ...

One of the driest places on Earth – the Saharo-Arabian Desert – may not have always been the arid landscape it is today. A new study, which examined the hydroclimate of the area over the course of 8 ...

Mary Ann Unger’s massive biomorphic artworks, now on view in New York City, are shockingly prescient and powerful now more than ever. A detail shot of Mary Ann Unger's "Across the Bering Strait" (1992 ...

Many species of animals go through mass migrations, but there’s likely no species on Earth that has migrated to more locations than human beings. Unfortunately, human migrations are often the result ...

Throughout human history, there have been many instances where two populations came into contact – especially in the past few ...