Peculiar 60,000-year-old Stone Age arrowheads unearthed in South Africa could be the earliest known use of poison-laced ...

The parts of the skeleton – a skull cap, molar and thigh bone – were the first known specimens of Homo erectus ...

Evolution cannot explain biological complexity without bumping up against some fundamental laws of nature. If you recall, we ...

The modern world offers an abundance of convenience foods. But our Stone Age physiology isn't built for modern diets, which ...

A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

A fascinating archaeological discovery in South Africa has revealed that humans were using sophisticated poisoned arrows 60,000 years ago, far earlier than previously documented. Chemical analysis of ...

With its elongated snout and almost prehistoric appearance, this crocodile stands apart from every other species alive today. Found mainly in a few river systems, its highly specialized hunting style ...

Archaeologists found traces of well-known plant poisons on Stone Age quartz arrowheads in a prehistoric South African rock ...

Experts and novices alike hunt for specimens that could change our understanding of evolution – and all only a short day trip from Melbourne ...

When most people think of massive snakes, the first one that comes to mind is the anaconda. Anacondas might be the largest ...

Dogs began diversifying thousands of years earlier than previously believed, with clear differences in size and shape ...