One of the most important discoveries in human history was learning how to control fire. Early humans used fire for warmth, ...

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The familiar claim about humans evolving from apes leaves out an important part of the story. Fossils and DNA reveal a much ...

White Sands National Park in New Mexico may not be as famous as the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone, but it’s home to human footprints made more than 20,000 years ago, shedding light on the region’s ...

Most accounts of humanity’s origins, and our evolution since, have understandably put Homo sapiens center stage. It was our ingenuity, our tools, our cultural savvy that enabled our species to survive ...

The jumpy parasites have followed our ancestors around for at least 25 million years, adapting along with us through major upheavals. By Carl Zimmer Along our evolutionary journey from monkey-like ...

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Deep in the murky waters of an ancient lake 'near the resting place of Noah's Ark' lie mysterious ruins that researchers believe could be part of a forgotten city, rewriting human history.

Every generation keeps its favorite unexplained legends in rotation. Mermaids at the bottom of the ocean. Ancient aliens lending a hand at Giza. Secrets buried somewhere past Antarctica’s coastline.