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Australopithecus fossils rewrite our family tree

Fresh fossil evidence from Ethiopia shows early Homo lived alongside a newly identified Australopithecus species nearly 2.8 million years ago. This finding challenges the traditional idea of a single, ...

Did Humans Evolve To Eat Meat? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains What Your Anatomy Actually Reveals

The evolutionary case for eating meat is etched into human anatomy — but so is the case against it. The science deserves more ...
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Coroner identifies hiker who died after falling at Red River Gorge

A man from Mason who was hiking died over the weekend after falling at Red River Gorge in eastern Kentucky.Powell County Search and Rescue said officials were dispatched for a call at Whittleton Arch ...

Were Neanderthals Able to Hunt Elephants? The Proof Is in an Ancient Bone

A new study found that a pachyderm skeleton, dismissed for decades as unimportant, offers evidence of careful planning, ...
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From Afar to Olduvai: asteroid Donaldjohanson's landmarks get names tied to human origins

The geological features of an oddly shaped asteroid visited by NASA's Lucy spacecraft now have official names, and like the ...