Early humans were not just scavengers. New research shows they actively butchered elephants, transforming survival and social ...

Study finds plant poison was used on ancient arrows, pointing to sophisticated hunting methods used 60,000 years ago ...

Scientists examining traces left behind by early humans continue to find evidence that refuses to stay neatly in place. New ...

The findings reveal that humans were using sophisticated hunting tools thousands of years before previously thought ...

This discovery represents the oldest direct evidence of arrow poison used by ancient humans for hunting. Archaeologists from ...

New research indicates that humans shaped their environments through hunting and controlled use of fire tens of thousands of ...

Learn how microscopic chemical traces preserved on stone tools are revealing new details about early human hunting practices.

The hunting and gathering activities of early humans required a high-calorie diet consisting of a variety of macronutrients—protein, carbohydrates, and fat. While hunting big-game animals—like deer, ...

For decades, textbooks painted a dramatic picture of early humans as tool-using hunters who rose quickly to the top of the food chain. The tale was that Homo habilis, one of the earliest ...