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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The historic California "Gold Rush" town of Chinese Camp has been torched by a rapidly spreading wildfire, burning several homes there. CalFire, the state's chief fire agency, said the wildfire was ...

Parks Fire broke out in the Dublin area, with flames spreading near Camp Parks and San Ramon, California. As of now, no evacuation warnings have been issued. UPDATE: The Parks Fire, which broke out ...

A fire destroyed a lodge hall at a ministry camp in the Red River Gorge area Sunday afternoon, according to the Millers Creek Fire Rescue Department. The fire happened at the lodge hall at the ...

When flash floods tore through Kerr County on July 4, Phillip Roberson’s home on the banks of the Guadalupe River filled with nine feet of water. Part of the 3.5-acre property had once been designated ...