Are humans still “wild”? If not, when were human ancestors no longer “wildlife”? The answer is not as clear-cut as it might seem.

A South African heritage site preserving 2.3 million years of human history has been gravely damaged by new mining activity.

The Acheulean hand ax is one of the most beautifully-designed tools ever produced. And it’s by far the most sustainable technology in human history.

Thanks to raising a Homo sapiens, I’ve gained an entirely new perspective on what life might have been like for Homo erectus.

In the great saga of evolution, humans survived and Neanderthals didn’t. New research suggests why.

Genetics can offer scientific answers to questions about biological relationships, but archaeology provides deep insight into people’s cultural lives.