Until now, though, the oldest firm evidence for people living in African rainforests dated to around 18,000 years ago. The ...

Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of ...

Studying human evolution involves piecing together scattered clues about how we survived against tough odds. One of the ...

Researchers have demonstrated that intensified environmental variability (EV) can promote the evolution of cooperation through simulation based on evolutionary game theory. This result offers a new ...

What roils beneath the Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal activity and evolution. In ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have demonstrated that intensified environmental variability (EV) can promote the ...

Visitors marvelled at the weathered limestone rocks hanging from the ceiling of South Africa's Sterkfontein caves, millions ...

Earth's Northern Lights typically dance near the poles, but 41,000 years ago, they lit up skies over North Africa and ...

After a three-year closure due to flooding, South Africa's Sterkfontein Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, have reopened ...