Discovered during excavations at Boxgrove in West Sussex, the ancient hammer is among the oldest elephant bone tools ever ...

Studies looking at how sponges have evolved on a molecular level have suggested that spicules should be present over 700 ...

The tool was discovered at an archaeological site in Boxgrove, near Chichester in West Sussex, England. It’s an extensively excavated site, and numerous tools made of flint, bone, and antler have been ...

But this latest discovery seems to challenge that. It appears that Paranthropus had greater dietary flexibility than first interpreted, could adapt to a wide range of environmental conditions and was ...

Ethiopia’s Afar region has stood out in the study of human evolution for its vast array of hominin fossils, from some of the earliest known Homo sapiens dating to 160,000 years, to hominins dating as ...

The controlled use of fire is one of the reasons our species was able to survive and spread around the world. But the newly unearthed evidence of the earliest fire-making shows that we were not the ...

The world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, could disappear in the next century as rising sea levels threaten to submerge its habitat. It joins a number of iconic species, including the tiger, ...

Plants have long been used as traditional remedies, but now their many health benefits are helping fight some of humankind's biggest killers, such as heart disease and cancer. Discover nature's plant ...

Scientists have recorded plants producing airborne sounds in response to lack of water or having their stems damaged. The ultrasonic pops occurred in rapid bursts, which differed depending on the type ...

Carcinogenic fuel, explosives and chemical weapons are leaking into the seas from sunken naval vessels. Analysis of a sunken Second World War ship in the North Sea shows it is affecting marine ...

Asian giant hornets are the largest social wasps in the world. Frequently referred to online and in the media as 'murder hornets', sightings of this species in North America, thousands of kilometres ...