In caves along the Canadian coast, archaeologists have theorised how early humans hunted one of the most terrifying predators ...

At some point before our ancestors left Africa, they interbred with this unknown species, contributing to a long and complicated series of affairs between separate hominin lineages. The rest of this ...

Early humans in Ethiopia survived the Toba supervolcano eruption by shifting to river foods, revealing how drought shaped ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

The axes were dated to the Pleistocene, likely made by Homo erectus, the first human species to evolve to have a humanlike ...

For decades, textbooks painted a dramatic picture of early humans as tool-using hunters who rose quickly to the top of the food chain. The tale was that Homo habilis, one of the earliest ...

Humans are actually limited in how much protein they can metabolize for energy, meaning early humans really needed a more ...

It's easy to take for granted that with the flick of a lighter or the turn of a furnace knob, modern humans can conjure flames — cooking food, lighting candles or warming homes. For much of our ...