Human evolution21 Jan 2026Oldest cave painting of red claw hand could rewrite human creativity timelineA stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.21 Jan 202611 Dec 2025World's FIRST man-made fire unearthed in EnglandResearchers have discovered the earliest known instance of human-created fire, which took place in the east of England 400,000 years ago - far earlier than previously thought.11 Dec 202510 Dec 2025How monogamous are humans? Scientists compile 'league table' of pairing upWhen it comes to monogamy, humans more closely resemble meerkats and beavers than our primate cousins.10 Dec 20254 Nov 2025Stone tool discovery suggests very first humans were inventors The find shows that the technology was passed down through thousands of generations.4 Nov 202525 Sep 2025Million-year-old skull rewrites human evolution, scientists claimNew analysis suggests our species began to emerge at least half a million years earlier than we thought25 Sep 202529 Aug 2025How the 'Hobbit' human species was discoveredWitness History looks back at the 2003 discovery of the Homo floresiensis on the Indonesian island of Flores.29 Aug 202512 Dec 2024Humans may not have survived without NeanderthalsA new DNA analysis has shown that the arrival of modern humans from Africa was far from smooth.12 Dec 20243 Jul 2024World's oldest cave art found showing humans and pigThe oldest example of cave art has been discovered on an Indonesian island and dated back 51,200 years.3 Jul 20241 May 2024Face of 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman revealedScientists build a 3D model of one of our evolutionary cousins from the pieces of a shattered skull.1 May 2024...
