For most of human history, hunting was a fight for survival—and with some animals, it still is. From hippos and crocodiles to ...

The earliest hominins in Europe shared their environment with large mammals and elephants were some of the largest animals ...

Early humans and their ancestors did not always stand at the top of the food chain. Fossil evidence and environmental clues suggest several extinct predators shared the same territories and resources.

Investigating the 'overkill' hypothesis, this piece explores how human-wildlife conflict may have driven megafaunal ...

Find out why some populations of polar bears are thriving as others struggle from the effects of warming temperatures.

According to World Atlas, Göbekli Tepe sits on a low limestone ridge in southeastern Turkey, not far from the Syrian border, ...

OUR prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago. The selection of rock type depended on how easily the material could be ...

For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

Thousands of years before the invention of compasses or sails, prehistoric peoples crossed oceans to reach remote lands like ...

Research suggests that dolphins develop a lifelong vocal “name.” Here’s how they evolved this high level of social identity, once thought to be uniquely human.

Some animal societies are ruled by despots with an iron fist, while others seem naturally egalitarian – and they all have ...

Prehistoric art, as revealed by a 70,000-year-old handprint, is now seen as a fundamental human survival strategy rather than ...