Around 8,200 years ago there was a massive population decline in northern Europe. Experts have long wondered whether a changing climate caused a decrease in the number of humans in the area or if it ...

Discovered over a century ago, the late Upper Paleolithic archeological site included stone and bone tools, evidence of ...

From stunning artwork to evidence of elaborate prehistoric butchering, Live Science takes a look at seven amazing caves that ...

During the Pleistocene Epoch, North America was home to a diverse array of megafauna—large animals that dominated the continent’s landscapes. These creatures, some of which are now extinct, played ...

Explore the intriguing findings from the Maszycka Cave in Poland. Discover the evidence of ancient humans being consumed by ...

New research indicates that hominins migrated into Eurasia approximately 200,000 years earlier than previously believed, ...

The largest agricultural boom on the planet threatens to destroy a spectacular savanna. Here's what happens when progress ...

We have a natural fascination with time—how landscapes have been carved over millennia, how our bodies grow and sag with age, ...

Thousands of years ago, back in the early Stone Age, people were what we call hunter-gatherers. They hunted animals and used their skin for clothing, their bones for tools, and of course ...

Researchers in Kazakhstan discover an enigmatic 3,800-year-old structure that could have been used for funeral rituals.

The remains of a mammoth and other artefacts which inspired a David Attenborough documentary are on display at a Gloucestershire museum. Mammoth teeth, a marine crocodile skull and a tooth from a ...

The new documentary “Sly Lives, aka the Burden of Black Genius,” which focuses on the life and career of the brilliant but ...