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“These patterns of stone selection parallel what is documented for Oldowan hominins,” the researchers noted.

Researchers observed chimpanzees in the forests of Bossou, Guinea, noting that these primates use two tools to crack nuts: a ...

A study of tool use among chimps, our closest living relatives, has cast light on the human evolutionary journey.

Human beings have been at the center of ecological change on Earth for thousands of years. But as history shows, no species ...

New research suggests at least some key distinctions date back earlier than previously estimated, hinting that modern and ...

Researchers have made breakthrough discoveries about human migration patterns across Europe during the first millennium AD.

Throughout history, poets, scholars, and scientists have acknowledged the profound link between sleep and psychological well-being. The wisdom of “sleep on it”, ingrained in both Western and ...

Archelon was a giant prehistoric turtle that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 80 to 66 million years ago. This ...

Scientists have long agreed that early humans mated with Neanderthals, but a pair of recent studies have shed light on when exactly this DNA mixing occurred. Such a revelation could help ...

Since cats and humans began coexisting 10,000 years ago, these felines have become smaller, their fur has changed color, and, in some cases, their once-antisocial behavior has become more docile. But ...

But as we have seen with other influenza strains, the virus continues to evolve. There have been reports of humans being infected without a clear animal contact. A research paper this month ...