The origins and migrations of modern humans around the world are a hot topic of debate. Genetic analyses have pointed to Africa as the continent from which our ancestors dispersed in the Late ...

A new look at cuts on a giant kangaroo bone reveal First Peoples as fossil collectors, not hunters who helped drive species extinct, some scientists argue.

A massive discovery was unearthed by Russian researchers in Siberia, digging up complete remains from animals of the Pleistocene Epoch, also colloquially known as the Ice Age. This Siberian cave was ...

Stretching from western Anatolia to southeastern Europe, this previously unknown land bridge may have been a migration route ...

This handbook showcases an Africa-wide compendium of Stone Age archaeological sites and methodological advances that have improved our understanding of hominin lifeways and biogeography in the ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, Australia was still home to enigmatic megafauna—large land animals such as giant marsupial ...

Researchers examine insular faunal extinction and human colonization during the Quaternary Period. Humans have colonized islands since at least the Early Pleistocene Epoch. However, whether early ...

Scientists analyzed open-source data to track vegetation changes across North America since the end of the Pleistocene Epoch, and conclude that humans have had as much of an impact on the landscape as ...

Killer whale populations around the world may have suffered steep declines during the last Ice Age, when food for these top predators may have been scarce, a new study finds. Researchers at Durham ...

A woman was picking up trash along an Assateague Island beach when she spotted a strange object with "an interesting shape." After bringing the item to experts for inspection, it has since been ...

Many people are curious about the past. I remember reading H. G. Wells’ “The Time Machine” and thinking how interesting it would be if we really could find a way to travel back in time and observe our ...