3.3-Million-Year-Old Stone Tools Predate the First Humans

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

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

257,000-Year-Old Hyena Poop Found to Contain Human Hairs

257,000-Year-Old Hyena Poop Found to Contain Human Hairs

Researchers say the animals probably ingested the hairs when feeding on humans

Early Man Started Walking on Two Feet Because of the Rocky Terrain, Not Climate Change

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

How Humans Became Monogamous

How Humans Became Monogamous

Mathematics sheds light on our species' reproductive history

Why Humans Walk on Just Two Limbs

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

Ancient Hominins Could Adapt to Climate Change

New research investigates this issue, and more, in depth

'Ancestor Lucy' May Have Used Tools

'Ancestor Lucy' May Have Used Tools

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 10th, 2009
Georgian Hills Reveal 1.8-Million-Year-Old Skeletons

Georgian Hills Reveal 1.8-Million-Year-Old Skeletons

They may change the established timeline of early migrations