Have you ever found yourself in a museum’s gallery of human origins, staring at a glass case full of rocks labeled “stone tools,” muttering under your breath, “How do they know it’s not just any old ...

Stone tools dating back 3.3 million years were created long before the appearance of the Homo genus. These discoveries show that toolmaking began with earlier hominins, pushing the origins of ...

In 2004, archaeologists discovered a new species of ancient human, Homo floresiensis, on the Indonesian island of Flores. Nicknamed “the hobbit,” this three-foot-tall hominin lived between about ...

Instagram is expanding language and font tools to allow creators across India to share Reels in more local languages and reach wider audiences. Meta Platforms has introduced new language tools on ...

BRIDGEPORT, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation celebrated the grand opening of its new $50 million expansion to the Point Place Casino Hotel on Monday. The casino now features a 99-room hotel, a ...

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring wildfires, droughts, and dramatic environmental shifts. A study published in Nature ...

A new analysis of stone tools offers strong evidence for the theory that ancient people from the Pacific Rim traveled a coastal route from East Asia during the last ice age to become North America's ...

Indian worshippers hurled stones at each other to mark an ancient human sacrifice ritual. Local men took part in ‘Pathron Ka Mela,' a unique centuries-old festival held after Diwali in Shimla District ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Robert Stone Jr. to a vacant judicial seat in the 19th Judicial Circuit Court. Stone, an assistant state attorney, fills the seat vacated by former judge Brett Waronicki, ...

Archaeologists studying the vast Zvejnieki cemetery in Latvia have uncovered surprising truths about Stone Age life. Stone tools, long thought to symbolize male hunters, were actually buried just as ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Some 6,000 years ago in the northern reaches of modern Latvia, a ...

The massive $370 million expansion of the Oneida Indian Nation’s Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona is moving ahead of schedule toward an early 2027 opening. The nation is also expanding its Point ...