In a 1970 National Geographic feature, paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey—son of Louis and Mary Leakey—recounted his ...

The asteroid's neck, or "collum," — which joins the two lobes — has been named Windover. The name comes from the Windover Archaeological Site, which is near Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in ...

British primatologist Jane Goodall entered the African wilderness at 26, without any formal scientific training or university ...

Discovered in Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge, Homo habilis lived between 2.3 and 1.65 million years ago. Known as the “Handy Man,” this species made crude stone tools and bridged the gap between ...

She promoted humanitarian causes and the need to protect the natural world, and tried to balance the grim realities of the ...

A new study may be about to rewrite a part of our early human history. It has long been thought that Homo habilis, often considered the first true human species, was the one to turn the tables on the ...

For decades, textbooks painted a dramatic picture of early humans as tool-using hunters who rose quickly to the top of the food chain. The tale was that Homo habilis, one of the earliest ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? If H. habilis really had begun the shift towards eating meat, they argue, the only ...

It took a while for humans to climb the food chain. By Andrew Paul Published Sep 23, 2025 12:11 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...

Born in London on April 3, 1934, Dr Goodall showed an interest in animals and nature at an early age. "Before she became the global icon we know today, Jane was a little girl in England with a stuffed ...

Famed primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall has died. She was 91 years old. The Jane Goodall Institute announced her death on social media on Wednesday. She was in California due to natural causes, where she ...

Famed primatologist Jane Goodall was renowned for her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees but dedicated her life to helping all wild animals — a passion that lasted until her death this week while on ...