The textbook version of the "Out of Africa" hypothesis holds that the first human species to leave the continent around 1.8 ...

Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree.

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In 2004, archaeologists discovered a new species of ancient human, Homo floresiensis, on the Indonesian island of Flores. Nicknamed “the hobbit,” this three-foot-tall hominin lived between about ...

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The War Between the Land and the Sea has hit the internet, and here’s a recap of what happened in the premiere. Given that it’s a part of the iconic show, Doctor Who, and falls under the Whoniverse, ...

A reduction in rainfall may have played a sizable role in the extinction of Homo floresiensis, the archaic human species nicknamed the "hobbit," a new study finds. When you purchase through links on ...

Abstract: With the expansion of hydropower stations and the complexity of operational environments, ensuring the safety of large hydroturbine units has become critical for hydropower station ...

Excavated with colonial labor and shipped to the Netherlands, the famous fossil is being repatriated to Indonesia along with 28,000 other fossils. The skull cap of 'Java Man' was discovered by Eugène ...

“Experts have long debated the date that humans arrived in Australia,” said LiveScience. Now a study using DNA from both ancient and modern Aboriginal people across Oceania may have finally “settled ...

(L)Haile-Selassie and his crew members in the field. (R) The Burtele Foot with its elements in the anatomical position.Stephanie Melillo, Mercyhurst University/Yohannes Haile-Selassie/ASU In a ...

That resourceful "trash panda" digging through your garbage may be more than just a nuisance -- it could be a living example of evolution in progress. A new study suggests that raccoons living near ...