Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra.

According to a new study published Wednesday in Nature, ancient Homo sapiens developed the flexibility to survive by finding food and other resources in a wide variety of difficult habitats before ...

The boomerang, found in a cave in southern Poland, may be the oldest in the world, dating back 40,000 years, according to researchers.

Discover interesting facts about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.

Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. That ...

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These Early Humans Lived 300,000 Years Ago—But Had Modern Faces. ... “They redefine the concept of Homo sapiens by creating this category of ‘early modern humans’ that I’ve never seen ...

This mammoth tusk boomerang was discovered in Layer VIII of the Upper Paleolithic cave site. Interestingly, this ancient ...

When Homo sapiens appeared some 300,000 years ago, at least six other human species already shared the planet. Here, in the studio of paleoartist John Gurche, are model representations of those ...