The remains of extinct Homo erectus dredged from the seabed off Java, along with thousands of animal fossils, are revealing a long-lost ecosystem.

Scientists just sequenced the first sea spider genome, uncovering genetic clues to limb growth, regeneration, and ancient ...

We know that some animals are bilaterian—meaning they display bilateral symmetry—while others are not, but nature is rarely ...

To unravel the mysteries of these difficult voyages, the researchers employed a unique combination of numerical simulations ...

The researchers first thought that early humans might have used rafts, but earlier experiments proved rafts were too slow and ...

The journey capped off years of test models analyzing how ancient people in East Asia may have navigated through the powerful ...

Experiments and simulations show Paleolithic paddlers could outwit the powerful Kuroshio Current by launching dugout canoes ...

Fire is an ancient natural phenomenon that has shaped our planet for more than 400 million years. It alters habitats, affects ...

According to the old legend, two mermaids placed an enigmatic curse on the village of Staithes after being captured and kept ...

Humans first arrived in South America through a series of extraordinary migrations – and genetic studies now reveal more ...

The sea has long had secrets hidden beneath its turbulent waves. But today, scientists think one of them has come to the surface — a lost chapter in early human existence hidden from time and ...

More modern human species on the Asian mainland (such as Denisovans and Neanderthals) were already known to have hunted bovids, and while no evidence for this had been found on Java, the presence ...