Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago.
Footprints dating back 800,000 years have been uncovered on a beach in Norfolk, England, offering one of the oldest direct ...
The taming of fire is credited with sparking humanity's evolutionary journey towards our modern levels of intelligence. Fire gave early humans access to a broader range of safe foods, fueling the ...
Used by our early human ancestors around 430,000 years ago, the earliest known hand-held wooden tools have been uncovered by ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. “Our superpower is that we are ecosystem generalists,” said ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This adaptability is a skill that long predates the modern age.