Newly discovered figurines point to skills that might have helped shape early humans’ expansion across Europe.

During the coldest part of our ancient history, humans survived by tucking themselves into caves in the central Balkans, showing a resilience previously unknown to researchers and opening a fresh ...

A study published in Nature on March 25, 2026, has identified the oldest genetic evidence for domestic dogs in Europe and what is now Turkiye, pushing back the confirmed timeline for dog domestication ...

These footprints in New Mexico might rewrite the history of the peopling of the Americas. Credit: BENNET ET AL./SCIENCE The wide expanse of an ancient lakebed in New Mexico holds the preserved ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (ansap/iStock/Getty Images Plus) A brainy human relative who lived during an ice age nearly 150,000 years ago adapted to the ...

More than 40,000 years ago, Ice Age humans were carving repeated patterns of dots, lines, and crosses into tools and small ivory figurines. A new computational study of more than 3,000 of these ...

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 bond between humans and dogs is one of nature’s most enduring partnerships, but exactly when it began has long been a mystery. Now, a new study has turned back the clock. By uncovering the ...