and the forest today is primarily unchanged from 8,000 years ago. That was the Jomon Period when ancient humans started transitioning from hunting and gathering to farming in settlements.

Lucy, a fossilized skeleton unearthed 50 years ago this month, transformed scientists’ understanding of human evolution.

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Standing at a woodland entrance to the world's longest cave system in Kentucky, a park ranger warns those about to enter of an extremely deadly fungus -- not for humans, ...

Going from $5,000 to $8,000 on my old travel credit card was a no-go ... In the past, I've been known to carry a balance and ...

Has the Atlantis mystery finally been solved? A new book reveals that Plato based his story on a real setting, now beneath ...

With the massive number of cenotes to explore in the Yucatn Peninsula, it is not shocking that mysteries continue to reveal themselves the more the lesser visited cenotes are expl ...

Residents of Michigan, a key 2024 swing state, have a final chance to cast a vote for U.S. president and other key races. Get ...

The black and white image has only been seen once before and that was during a photographic exhibition 99 years ago, ...

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

Recent excavations in Tajikistan's Zeravshan Valley uncovered an archaeological site dating back as far as 150,000 years, ...

Archaeologists uncovered a 150,000-year-old shelter in Tajikistan, offering new insights into human evolution.