Researchers discovered that Homo erectus adapted to hyperarid conditions in Tanzania one million years ago, challenging ...

Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China ...

A new study of early human ancestors who lived millions of years ago suggests that they were largely vegetarian, despite the ...

For example, the archeological data shows that groups of Homo erectus repeatedly returned to live in locations with freshwater availability such as ponds and developed specialized stone tools.

Adaptive learning tools use data and algorithms to personalize educational content based on an individual student’s progress, strengths, and areas for improvement. These tools adjust the difficulty ...

The lifestyle and abilities of Homo erectus Homo erectus was the first hominin to make conscious use of fire and was capable of hunting large animals with sharp stone tools. Its body structure already ...

New organization of hominin fossils from eastern Asia after discovery of new species. Credit: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Homo juluensis lived approximately 300,000 years ago in eastern Asia, ...

Previous research has shown that the oldest known use of stone tools is by Oldowan hominins, dating back to approximately 2.5 million years ago. They used rocks as choppers, scrapers and simple ...

Not only was grain easily converted into alcohol for transportation and consumption, but the use of whiskey was part and parcel of the burgeoning American mentality. Whiskey led to any number of ...

Convened by the National Research Council, the Clinical Research Roundtable identified 2 major obstacles to explain why, despite great expenditures by the National Institutes of Health and other ...