Ancient herbivore ecosystems survived two major global reorganizations but face unprecedented modern extinction threats.

Although some even older stone tools, dated to 3.3 million years ago, have been unearthed at a single site in northwestern Kenya, the development of smaller and lighter Oldowan tools was a ...

Some workers unknowingly pay fees when they leave a job but don’t take their 401(k) with them. Those can eat into their retirement savings.

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Did prehistoric humans know that smoking meat could preserve it and extend its shelf life? Researchers from the Alkow Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures at Tel Aviv University ...

Earth harbors incredible secrets, from remnants of a planet that formed the Moon residing deep within, to ancient auroras ...

Two jaws and a maxilla. That was all the authors of the study needed to redraw the beginning of human history. These fragments, which belonged to two babies who died about two million years ago, were ...

A new study from Tel Aviv University suggests that our ancestors were preserving meat with fire nearly a million years ago, not just roasting it for flavor. According to archaeologists Dr. Miki ...

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, first launched 15 years ago, remains the most frequently launched rocket from Florida. The Falcon 9's reusability has significantly reduced launch costs and opened up ...

Two million years ago, on the fringe of some of the northernmost land on Earth just 500 miles from the North Pole, the landscape couldn’t have looked more different from today’s polar desert.

Fossil footprints by Australopithecus afarensis - an extinct species of australopithecine which lived from about 3.9–2.9 million years ago in the Pliocene of East Africa. These footprints are not ...

Artist rendering by Brian Engh. If you’ve ever flinched during a cold drink or a dental cleaning, you know that our teeth can be incredibly sensitive. That sensitivity is thanks to a tissue ...