For decades, Paranthropus robustus has intrigued scientists as a powerful, big-jawed cousin of early humans. Now, thanks to ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 42,000-year-old yellow ochre stick in Crimea and Ukraine, suggesting Neanderthals possessed artistic capabilities. Th ...

New research reveals that early humans changed Europe’s landscapes long before farming began, using fire and hunting to alter ecosystems.

The genetic link between bones discovered thousands of miles away from each other suggests a prehistoric migration route.

If the route between the two major North American ice sheets didn’t fully open until about 13,000 years ago, how did early Homo sapiens travel from Alaska down into the Americas and even to ...

From prehistoric burials to overcrowded Victorian churchyards, this is what our treatment of the dead throughout history says about the living ...

For Missouri residents, Marvel Cave represents a treasure in your own backyard worthy of repeated visits. For travelers, it offers an experience you simply cannot find in many other locations—a ...

Unlike Florida’s beaches, which can become uncomfortably crowded during peak tourist season, the covered bridge at Greynolds Park offers a more consistent experience year-round. Summer visitors can ...

New findings reveal the geological age, context, and anatomy of hominin fossils discovered at the Ledi-Geraru Research Project in Ethiopia. Although scientists have uncovered much of the story of ...