Neanderthals likely ate fermented meat with a side of maggots
Scientists long thought that Neanderthals were avid meat eaters. New research suggests their diet had a secret ingredient: maggots.
Searching for the earliest tools
Stone tools were crucial for our ancestors' evolution and survival. When did tool innovation begin? And who were the first toolmakers?
Tiny cut marks on animal bone fossils reveal that human ancestors were in Romania 1.95 million years ago
Ancient cut marks on animal bones show that human ancestors were in Romania 1.95 million years ago. This research was supported in part by The Leakey Foundation.
1.5 million-year-old bone tools discovered in Tanzania shed new light on human evolution
Researchers have discovered 1.5 million-year-old tools made from the bones of large animals such as hippos and elephants.
Rare fossils show tiny human relative walked upright 2 million years ago
Remarkable new fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal that a prehistoric human relative walked upright and was tiny and vulnerable to predators.