Sloths weren't always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge - up to 4 tons - and when startled, they brandished immense claws. For a long time, scientists believed ...

The timing of the first human arrival in the Americas remains one of the most debated questions in archaeology. Evidence from butchered mammoth bones, stone tools, and ancient footprints suggests ...

Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense claws. For a long time, ...

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The textbook version of the "Out of Africa" hypothesis holds that the first human species to leave the continent around 1.8 ...

The oldest hominin fossils outside of Africa hail from Dmanisi in Georgia, yet the debate over which human species these ...

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Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology and writes on topics from zoology and psychology to herpetology.View full profile Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology ...

Sloths weren't always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge — up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) — and when startled, they brandished immense claws.Video above: ...