The oldest hominin fossils outside of Africa hail from Dmanisi in Georgia, yet the debate over which human species these ...

New research shows stone tool production in the Central African rainforest remained remarkably consistent for a period of ...

For the first time, a South African studio – Fancy Horse Studios – has received global recognition by being awarded the prestigious Lazendorf PaleoArt Prize for Digital Modelling and Animation. This ...

In the fascinating world of paleontology, recent discoveries about Dunkleosteus, a prehistoric predator with bone blades for teeth, are reshaping our understanding of ancient marine ecosystems and ...

A newly discovered dinosaur species, *Wudingloong wui*, is reshaping our understanding of early sauropodomorph evolution and the ecological shifts of the Jurassic period. The discovery of a new ...

Exactly when our story began is still up for debate, but consensus agrees that humans first appeared in Africa some 2.3 million years ago with the evolution of Homo habilis from a species of ...

On a sunny weekend morning, hundreds of bikers, runners and families throng a trail on the Broadneck Peninsula that traces the old route of the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line Railroad. About ...

October 19, 2025 - Sixty years after embarking on the ambition of restoring, documenting and chronicling the history of the African continent from Prehistory to the present day, UNESCO announces the ...

It has long been argued that Neanderthal derived DNA is found in all non-Africans. As a result, it has been assumed that Africans fail to carry Neanderthal ancestry… even though Neanderthal skeletons ...

"Ancient DNA has been able to provide an extraordinary view into human history, mostly on the Eurasian continent," said senior author David Reich of Harvard Medical School. "We are excited to bring ...