Understanding what the environment looked like millions of years ago is essential for piecing together how our earliest ...
A new documentary puts viewers in the shoes of Neanderthals and early humans, giving an intimate glimpse into humans’ ...
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Neanderthals were more susceptible to lead poisoning than humans — which helped us gain an advantage over our cousins, scientists say
Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our ...
After comparing shapes, depths, and pressure patterns, this study found that two different hominin species left footprints in ...
Long before factories, mines, and cars filled the air with pollution, our distant ancestors were already living with a silent ...
Hand fossils unearthed in Kenya reveal that an extinct human relative called Paranthropus boisei had unexpected dexterity and ...
As ancient humans left Africa, they encountered many harsh environments including the Sahara and the high Arctic, but one of ...
A 4.4-million-year-old Ardipithecus fossil named "Ardi" shows early humans walked upright, keeping ape-like climbing ...
Hadush Kebatu - an Ethiopian who arrived in the UK on a small boat - was re-arrested on Sunday, after being accidentally ...
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake was recorded in the Beaus region on Monday morning, according to seismic data reviewed manually by ...
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Discovery of First Fossil Hand Linked to P. Boisei Suggests the Bygone Human Relative Could Have Used Tools
The fossils indicate that P. boisei ’s human-like hand proportions would have allowed it to handle stone tools with dexterity ...
Ancient humans crossing the Bering Strait into the Americas carried more than tools and determination—they also carried a genetic legacy from Denisovans, an extinct human relative. A new study reveals ...
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