Human Origins

A solar system is a mystery, and scientists have been trying to unravel its hidden secrets for centuries. There are various theories and hypotheses about the solar system, but the one that has gained the most traction in recent years is the Planet Nibiru theory. The outer solar system is...

Human origins remain unclear given studies of known fossils, concludes a new Science review. Today, our last common ancestor with the apes remains unknown as debate rages on for paleoanthropologists. "The evolutionary history of apes and humans is largely incomplete," states the review. The study's lead author, Sergio Almécija, a senior research scientist in the American...

This year, Mars has been in the headlines as NASA, world governments, SpaceX, and billionaires focus on arriving on the Red Planet. Mars is an absolute obsession, as "Mars mania marches on," notes National Geographic. But why? By all accounts, Mars is a cold, desolate desert. One could travel to the Atacama...

Scientists have learned that venomous humans could one day become real. The headline elicits the response, "Aren't they already venomous?" For example, watching politicians talk, one gets the idea that malevolent reptilians may be in government positions today. At this point, who would be surprised? But seriously, it goes back to our ancient...

If extraterrestrials visited Earth in the distant past, what kind of evidence might they leave behind? For Paul Davies, an Astrobiologist from Arizona State University, the traces of ancient alien (or their robot) visits might be found in one of three places: Nuclear wasteLarge-scale mining operationsA "message in a bottle." (metaphorically) Now...

Bigfoot may or may not be real, but there is a living relative of the giant ape thought to be Bigfoot already living among us known as the orangutan, according to scientists who studied the ape's genetic code. There have been countless Bigfoot sightings for hundreds of years, and the...

A study of ancient teeth belonging to modern humans and Neanderthals of the Aurignacian culture at Manot Cave in Israel is shedding new light on human migration from Europe to the Levant around 40,000 years ago. The Levant includes the historic areas of Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, and Syria with close...

An excavation in a cave occupied by Neanderthals in Spain has uncovered what is considered to be the last necklace ever made by our distant cousins, which features eagle talons that had symbolic meaning and value. Around 40,000 years ago, Neanderthals roamed the Iberian peninsula and occupied caves near the...

All across the world, there are stories about people of giant stature, and also of relatively small people. In the mainstream, these stories are almost always called myths, and the proof is elusive. Conspiracy theories abound, suggesting giant skeletons have been a carefully guarded secret. However, there are many...

For decades, archaeologists have agreed that Homo sapiens were the first to create and use fire some 400,000 years ago, marking a profound turning point in the cultural aspect of human evolution because it provided a source of warmth and protection. But new data from a team of researchers at...