Scientists used to believe early humans largely stayed away from Africa's dense tropical rainforests. However, a new ...

For decades, scientists believed ancient humans avoided dense rainforests, treating them as nearly impossible environments ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This adaptability is a skill that long predates the modern age.

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 ...

How did early human ancestors obtain their food? It may sound like a trivial question, but it has significant implications ...

A new genetic study has shifted the way scientists describe the origins of modern humans. For many years, the simplest explanation was that Homo sapie.

What did early humans like to eat? The answer, according to a team of archaeologists in Argentina, is extinct megafauna, such as giant sloths and giant armadillos. In a study published in the journal ...

Neanderthals used sophisticated techniques with a stone drill to treat a painful dental cavity, according to new research.

Across continents and cultures, one of the most striking features of ancient rock art is how often it places the natural ...