These genomes are the oldest yet found of modern humans in Europe, though they were not the first hominids to walk these ...

Another twist has been added to the puzzling mix that is early human ancestry with evidence that one of the most complete pre ...

Ancient DNA from Denisovans left humans a powerful genetic advantage — a gene that helped early Americans survive new ...

Today, those shouts have been replaced by quiet screens and lightning-fast computers. The evolution of stock trading has ...

New research led by the British Museum has found evidence of the world’s oldest human fire-making activity in Barnham, ...

A groundbreaking discovery reveals that early humans, possibly Neanderthals, were using tools to create fire more than ...

New study reveals that no human society has ever been truly Egalitarian, reshaping how we understand inequality and human social life.

The discovery site at East Farm, Barnham, England lies hidden within a disused clay pit tucked away in the wooded landscape between Thetford and Bury St Edmunds. Professor Nick Ashton from the British ...

The findings, described in the journal Nature, push back the earliest known date for controlled fire-making by roughly ...

Researchers say they’ve uncovered new evidence in present-day England that could reshape our understanding of human evolution ...

The discovery and the use of fire changed the nature of the digestion of food, creating additional calories. Serotonin, a ...

A team of researchers led by the British Museum has unearthed the oldest known evidence of fire-making, dating back more than ...