New research reveals why early human attempts to leave Africa repeatedly failed—until one group succeeded spectacularly ...

A new study from SapienCE reveals that early modern humans at Blombos Cave in South Africa used ochre as a specialized tool ...

The study questions the long-held belief that northern Africa became arid around 3 million years ago, which coincides with ...

Researchers analyzed over a hundred archaeological sites and environmental data to understand how early humans adapted to ...

Learn why the idea of an ancient African drying period is now being challenged and what this means for the story of the first ...

Early humans tried to leave Africa many times, but only one group succeeded because they were better at surviving in ...

According to a new study published Wednesday in Nature, ancient Homo sapiens developed the flexibility to survive by finding ...