The first known hand fossils from an extinct human relative have been unearthed in Kenya, revealing a species with unexpected dexterity and a gorilla-like grip. The hand bones, which were discovered ...

Recent discoveries suggest that Paranthropus, long considered a tool-less hominin, may have been crafting tools long before Homo species emerged. “This is one of the oldest – if not the oldest – ...

While studying the remains of two prehistoric Homo habilis individuals from present-day Tanzania, researchers determined that they were attacked by a large carnivore nearly 2 million years ago. But ...

If the claims are true, the behavior by Homo naledi—a baffling, small-brained member of the human family tree—would pre-date the earliest known burials by at least 100,000 years. An Homo naledi group ...

A journalist with more than eight years of experience in the gaming segment (she blames The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask for that). We’re just one day away from the release of the highly anticipated ...

Homo habilis, discovered in East Africa, has long been called “the handy man” for its association with early stone tools. But scientists now question whether it truly deserves the title of first human ...

Dashcam footage captured the moment a dangerous driver hit another car at high speed having gone through red lights at a roundabout. Darren Marshall crashed into another vehicle after he left the M40 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn (WTVF) — A Nashville handyman who was fatally shot in what police call a case of mistaken identity is being remembered by his employer as a joyful man who treated work like family.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nearby residents saw extreme asthma flare-ups and other physical harm after Chevron’s El Segundo refinery explosion spewed smoke, fire, pollutants into the air on October ...

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