New fossils reveal the hand bones of Paranthropus boisei, proving this early human ancestor could make and use tools.

Archaeologists in Kenya have uncovered 2.75-million-year-old stone tools that reveal an unbroken technological tradition.

Tulane University researchers, collaborating with an international team of scientists, have discovered why some parts of ...

The Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, a toponym that gives its name to an entire technological era of humanity, the Oldowan, must ...

Namorotukunan reveals an enduring tradition, not a moment: human ancestors made the same types of tools for hundreds of ...

The site sits within sediments that record major environmental upheaval in East Africa during the late Pliocene. Around 3.44 ...

Professor Amelia Villaseñor and her team uncovered 2.75 million-year-old stone tools in Kenya, showcasing long-term cultural ...

Tulane University researchers have discovered why some regions of Earth’s crust remain strong while others give way, challenging long-held ideas about how continents break apart. The study, published ...

It's hard believe now, but we weren't always the only hominins walking around on Earth, and in the past, multiple hominins lived at the same time.

Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have supercharged the breeding of sandflies that spread the disease, putting 5 ...

A fascinating fossil discovery in Kenya is changing how scientists see Paranthropus boisei, an ancient human relative that ...