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

Discovery of complex pre-historic tools in China suggests our ancestors were far more advanced than thought - Find suggests ...

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Archaeologists have found the oldest known evidence of hafted tools in East Asia, and they challenge a previously held ...

Scientists once thought that planning required a primate brain. Experiments with birds are now proving that assumption wrong.

A large comparative study of primate teeth shows that grooves once linked to ancient human tooth-picking can form naturally, while some common modern dental problems appear uniquely human.

Hank brings you the facts, as they are understood by scientists today, about the evolution of humans from our humble primate ancestors. On the way to becoming Homo sapiens, game-changing evolutionary ...

A newly excavated archaeological site in central China is reshaping long-held assumptions about early hominin behavior in ...

It is highly likely that Hume and Smith were acquainted with speciation. Here we suggest that Hume and Smith were ...

Why do humans have larger penises than other primates? New research tests attraction, rivalry, and sexual selection for ...

Ancient tools from central China are flipping the script, revealing early humans were far more innovative than history once gave them credit for.