Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of ...

Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don’t yet have a clear picture of what kind of natural environment we evolved in. Until recently, the dominant idea ...

These discoveries suggest that humans were able to live in rainforest before they left Africa, the home of our species. Until now, though, the oldest firm evidence for people living in African ...

In the late 1970s, Ghana, Accra, and Cape Coast — not long removed from colonial rule — felt as distant from the rest of the ...

Deep in Chile’s rainforest stands the Gran Abuelo — a 5,000-year-old tree that holds the secrets of our climate history. But ...