Early humans used planted pikes, not spears, to kill mammoths in the Ice Age ... According to the study, once the sharpened ...

Participants in the University of Wyoming's Archaeological Field School work at the site of a mammoth kill ... A new study by UW researchers supports the hypothesis that hunting by humans led ...

When the last woolly mammoth kicked the bucket, the Great Pyramid of Giza had already been built in Egypt. According to a new study ... environment didn't kill them, what did?

The devastation of a giant meteorite impact on early Earth may have allowed life to flourish, new research suggests.

Two preserved great auk specimens displayed at a museum in 1971. The last pair of great auks were killed in 1844.

Human evolution expert Prof Chris Stringer has studied Neanderthals his entire career. Here, he tells us what scientists have uncovered about the lifestyle of these early humans ... found on their ...

Study Reveals Isolation, Endogamy and Pathogens in Early Medieval Spanish Community ... First Ever 3D Reconstruction of 52,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Chromosomes Thanks to Serendipitously Freeze ...

But in 2005, when the biologist hiked up to his camp anticipating another season of long-term studies ... provide an early warning of pollutants. Their insect prey carries human pathogens ...

Listen to a Khoisan community in Northern Botswana sing When it came to hunting, early humans tended to seek out smaller animals such as rodents, and use clubs to kill them. They would avoid ...

It may come as a surprise that the subterranean world of Mammoth Cave is not immune to the impacts of air pollution. Airborne contaminants can find their way into the cave passages, affecting delicate ...

Sep. 23, 2024 — A study of nearly ... extract DNA from woolly mammoths and other ancient archaeological specimens can be used to potentially identify badly burned human remains, according ...