Who was the first human?

It all used to be so simple. The story of how we – that is Homo sapiens, today’s humans – emerged from Africa and spread across what’s become Europe and Asia was a neat, straightforward narrative. It

Bones create an internal armature that on some animals, such as an elephant or cow, appear quite stiff and rigid, but on others, such as the cheetah, they are gracile, loose and flexible, allowing for

These caveman creations kept our ancient hunter-gatherer relatives alive

Human is the latest landmark documentary series from the BBC that turns attention on us. Who are we? How did we get here? Guiding us on the epic, mind-expanding journey is paleoanthropologist Ella Al-

What the scientists are saying… The oldest ...

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