In 1894, a Dutch scientist, Eugène Dubois, was digging on the serene banks of the Solo River in Java, Indonesia. In his search for evidence about human origins, he found a few fossil remains. Dubois ...

In the late nineteenth century, the search for humanity’s ancient ancestors was still driven more by speculation than by fossil evidence. That changed dramatically when Dutch anatomist Eugène Dubois ...

Hundreds of hominin fossils reveal that human body size remained stable for ages before a sharp increase in early members of ...

Mesa police arrested a 44-year-old man following a dispute with a neighbor near Dobson Road and Dartmouth Street. The suspect allegedly threatened the neighbor with a bow and arrow, prompting the ...

In 1969, archaeologists excavating the Issyk kurgan in southeastern Kazakhstan made a discovery that would become a national ...

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — A man died after getting shot in the neck with a bow and arrow Tuesday afternoon in Brooksville. Now, a man with a known criminal history is facing a manslaughter charge. It ...

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Some villagers have raised the floors of their homes with soil and cement, creating “dwarf houses” that people must stoop or crawl to enter. Those who can’t afford to elevate their floors store their ...

Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors to modern humans, researchers now see a tangled, branching tree with ...