Anthropology

Anthropology

Notorious ‘ape-man’ fossil hoax pinned on one wrongdoer

New Piltdown Man study pegs infamous ‘ape-man’ skull forgery on one well-informed culprit.

Earth

China’s mythical ‘Great Flood’ possibly rooted in real disaster

Folktales of an ancient flood that helped kick off Chinese civilization may reference a nearly 4,000-year-old deluge.

Anthropology

Oldest evidence of cancer in human family tree found

Bony growths on fossils may push origins of this disease way back in the Stone Age.

Anthropology

Humans, birds communicate to collaborate

Bird species takes hunter-gatherers to honeybees’ nests when called on.

Anthropology

Two groups spread early agriculture

The Fertile Crescent was a diverse place. Multiple cultures were involved in the dawn of farming.

Anthropology

Earliest evidence of monkeys’ use of stone tools found

600- to 700-year-old nut-cracking stones from Brazil are earliest evidence that monkeys used tools.

Animals

Documentary looks for meaning in Koko the gorilla’s life

'Koko — The Gorilla Who Talks' documents the nearly 45-year relationship between researcher Penny Patterson and Koko, the subject of an ape sign language project.

Anthropology

New dating suggests younger age for Homo naledi

South African fossil species lived more recently than first thought, study suggests.

Psychology

New studies explore why ordinary people turn terrorist

New studies are examining the "will to fight" in ISIS soldiers and their opponents.

Anthropology

Hobbit history gets new preface

Jaw, tooth fossils put new spin on evolution of Homo floresiensis.

Archaeology

Earliest evidence of fire making in Europe found

Clues to Stone Age fire making surface in a Spanish cave.

Climate

Climate probably stopped Mongols cold in Hungary

Mongol cavalry was no match for cold, wet climate in medieval Hungary, researchers think.