- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 21st, 2015
3.3-Million-Year-Old Stone Tools Predate the First Humans
Researchers admit they have no idea who made and used these ancient stone tools discovered in northwestern Kenya
- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 14th, 2015
From Ancient Butchering Tools to Comment Battles on the Web
Researchers say the butchering tools are probably the reason our ancestors started talking to each other
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 2nd, 2013
257,000-Year-Old Hyena Poop Found to Contain Human Hairs
Researchers say the animals probably ingested the hairs when feeding on humans
- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 27th, 2013
Early Man Started Walking on Two Feet Because of the Rocky Terrain, Not Climate Change
Researchers offer a new explanation for why our early ancestors opted for an upright gait
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 30th, 2012
How Humans Became Monogamous
Mathematics sheds light on our species' reproductive history
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 21st, 2012
Why Humans Walk on Just Two Limbs
The move may have had something to do with monopolizing resources
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 17th, 2011
Ancient Hominins Could Adapt to Climate Change
New research investigates this issue, and more, in depth
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Smaranda Biliuti
- November 3rd, 2010
Fossilized Fingers Reveal Ancestors' Behavior
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 10th, 2009
Georgian Hills Reveal 1.8-Million-Year-Old Skeletons
They may change the established timeline of early migrations