“We can’t hold their hands for the next few thousand years. We have to let them do their own thing,” says Andrew Digby, ...

Many scientists point to cultural evolution, the process by which knowledge, customs and technology spread over time. But ...

A new investigation alleges that official organizations in Tanzania have imperiled the country's artifacts and remains at ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral population in Africa. By analyzing genetic data from diverse modern African ...

When most people imagine scientists discovering new species, they probably still picture an expedition into the unknown. A ...

Wooden tools from the deep human past tend to be about the same size. They’re made to fit comfortably in the hand, and archaeologists have found enough examples to recognize that pattern. A site in ...