In a time long before cities, farms, or even written words, early humans across the Levant were already shaping a complex story of connection, identity, and cultural exchange. Between 130,000 and ...

The old cliché goes like this: humans mastered fire, and with it, we conquered the world. But a plot twist is emerging from ...

From left, the Cederberg mountain range in South Africa, the Tenere desert in Niger and savanna in South Africa. (Associated Press photos) WASHINGTON — Humans are the only animal that lives in ...

Human evolution is not a straight line but a complex branching tree shared with other great apes. This overview explains the ...

WASHINGTON — Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This adaptability is a skill that long predates the modern age.

The first-ever published research out of Tinshemet Cave indicates the two human species regularly interacted and shared technologies and customs. Reading time 3 minutes A team’s investigation of ...

Learn how a major shift toward drought reshaped the Flores ecosystem and may have driven the hobbits to extinction.

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is retracing the path of human migration. More specifically, the scientific ...

A research team simulated Earth's climate history 2 million years ago. Their work suggests human expansion is inextricably tied to climate shifts.

The recent discovery of 476,000-year-old wooden logs at Kalambo Falls in Zambia is revolutionizing our understanding of early human technology. These ancient ...

In an extraordinary archaeological breakthrough, a team of researchers has uncovered a wooden structure dating back 476,000 years at Kalambo Falls in northern ...

This combination of 2007, 2018 and 2012 photos shows, from left, the Cederberg mountain range in South Africa, the Tenere desert in Niger and savanna in South Africa. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam, ...