Possible New Human Species Found through 300,000-Year-Old Jawbone Fossil
A jawbone from eastern China that displays both modern and archaic features could represent a new branch of the human family tree
Anthropology
Ancient Human Fossil Trip to Space Raises Questions and Criticism
The decision to send hominin bones on a commercial spaceflight has raised eyebrows among paleontologists
Human Ancestors Nearly Went Extinct 900,000 Years Ago
A new technique for analyzing modern genetic data suggests that prehumans survived in a group of only 1,280 individuals
1,800-Year-Old Spices Are Earliest Evidence of Curry Making in Southeast Asia
Archaeologists found evidence of spices such as turmeric and cloves from ancient Vietnam, suggesting South Asians shared their culinary traditions via an ancient maritime trade route
Early Human Ancestors Ate Each Other for Food, Fossil Leg Bone Suggests
A fossilized hominin leg shows gashes that were probably made by stone tools
This Small-Brained Human Species May Have Buried Its Dead, Controlled Fire and Made Art
Extraordinary claims about the small-brained human relative Homo naledi challenge prevailing view of cognitive evolution
The First Kiss in Recorded History Dates Back Nearly 5,000 Years
Kissing probably predates Homo sapiens as a species, but the first texts documenting the beso go back to the early Bronze Age
Stone Age Animal Urine Could Solve a Mystery about Technological Development
Millennia of a rodentlike animal’s urine preserve crucial data that could help scientists understand early humans’ leap forward
What Stone-Wielding Macaques Can Tell Us about Early Human Tool Use
Macaques using stones to open oil palm nuts can accidentally create stone flakes that look like early human tools
Humans Started Riding Horses 5,000 Years Ago, New Evidence Suggests
Archaeologists have found a handful of human skeletons with characteristics that have been linked to horseback riding and are a millennium older than early depictions of humans riding horses
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: March 2023
The best asbestos; Roe v. Wade decided
Eight Billion People in the World Is a Crisis, Not an Achievement
More people will not solve the problem of too many people