At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what we know, ...

Used by our early human ancestors around 430,000 years ago, the earliest known hand-held wooden tools have been uncovered by ...

Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago.

Archaeologists in central China have uncovered evidence that early humans were far more inventive than long assumed. Excavations at the Xigou site reveal advanced stone tools, including the earliest ...

Early humans were not just scavengers. New research shows they actively butchered elephants, transforming survival and social ...

What did early humans like to eat? The answer, according to a team of archaeologists in Argentina, is extinct megafauna, such as giant sloths and giant armadillos. In a study published in the journal ...

Some creatures were so colossal, so bizarre, they feel like myths — but they were real. Early humans just missed them, and it's probably a good thing. Cargo Theft Hits Record Levels Amid Tariffs ...