On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee by the name of Ham blasted off on a Mercury-Redstone rocket and became the first hominid to ...

The handprints dotting the walls of an Indonesian cave had tapered fingertips, and the team found the prints were nearly ...

Hominid footprints found on Crete date back 5.6 million years, making them by far the oldest ever discovered in Europe.

Archaeologists in Indonesia have identified rock art that dates to at least 67,800 years ago, making it the oldest known cave art made by humans, and strengthening the case that the first humans to ...

Rock art found in Indonesia dates to at least 67,800 years ago, representing the earliest known cave art made by humans.

Baby Boomers will soon reach another milestone: In 2026, the oldest members of this generation will turn 80. The Baby Boom generation refers to adults born between 1946 and 1964. The name reflects the ...

“Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique has fossil sites that, as recently as 2016, had never been explored. It is here that the Paleo-Primate Project (PPP) studies fossil evidence and living primates ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Dmanisi Hominid Archaeological Site is home to the oldest hominid fossils in Europe, and many studies have tried to sort through the fossils to ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — Dr. Howard Tucker, a Cleveland Heights native whose life and career touched medicine, military service, law and social media, has died at age 103. Known for his curiosity and ...