Humans are actually limited in how much protein they can metabolize for energy, meaning early humans really needed a more well-rounded diet to survive.

Armed with strategy, language, and fire, Homo sapiens pushed into every corner of the world. Rivals vanished—only they remained.

The discovery and dating of the Jebel Irhoud fossils are used to explain why Morocco holds the oldest known Homo sapiens remains. Mining history, early excavation methods, burnt tools dated in 2017, ...

Located in the archipelago of Fiji, this small island was apparently made from sea shells discarded by a 1,200-year-old ...

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Fragments of decorated ostrich eggshells. (Texier et al., J. Archaeol. Sci., 2013) Ancient humans were surprisingly creative, ...

The paleo diet popularized the image of a meat-based caveman-style diet, but that image is far from the archaeological truth. According to scientific research about what hominins and early humans ate, ...

For tens of thousands of years, two species — Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans — shared vast landscapes.

The average man is perfectly comfortable dating or marrying a woman who is more successful than he is. So how might men’s ...

A team of scientists re-created the way Neandertals made birch tar and found its antibacterial properties could fight off ...

Rare hand axes from the Sakhnin Valley show Homo erectus picked fossil- and crystal-rich stones for visual appeal, hinting at ...