Human societies have long depended on the division of labor to thrive—walk into any town, and you can probably find bakers ...

Lucy’s discovery transformed our understanding of human origins. Don Johanson, who unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis ...

Scientists have calculated the Earth to be 4.54 billion years old, with an uncertainty of 50 million years on either side.

Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice sheets encased the entire planet ...

From the formation of inner ear bones to the rise of hair to cover our bodies, these developments made us distinct from other ...

An analysis looking at the hand bones of australopithecines, apes and humans reveals that tool use likely evolved before the ...

However, if you can wait until at least the week of Thanksgiving, I'd recommend doing so — despite the "Early Black Friday sale" labels, deals will always be the best on the day of. I've rounded ...

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