Paleoanthropologist Louise Leakey, the granddaughter of Mary and Louis Leakey, who first determined that early humans evolved ...

While the topic of this book might seem a little depressing, it is really a powerful wake-up call to all of us, based on the ...

Learn more about Thorin the Neanderthal, one of the last remaining specimens of ancient humans to be found in Eurasia.

Scientists Say It Is ‘The Oldest Face in Western Europe’ Faces are a huge part of human identity. Researchers have found ...

New research from the University of Michigan suggests that early Homo sapiens may have survived this event by using clever ...

A new explanation has emerged for why Homo sapiens survived in Europe and North Asia when the apparently better-adapted ...

It may be a politically incorrect to say it, but desperate times require words commensurate with the existential threat of ...

Ancient Homo sapiens may have benefited from sunscreen, tailored clothes and the use of caves during the shifting of the ...

A study suggests that Homo sapiens may have benefited from the use of ochre and tailored clothing during a period of increased UV light 41,000 years ago, during the Laschamps excursion.

Neanderthals, who did not have such clothing and possibly did not use ochre as sunblock, disappeared from Europe roughly ...

Ancient homo sapiens may have benefitted from mineral-based sun protection, living in caves and even tailored clothing.