New findings from the La Brea Tar Pits in southern California suggest human-caused wildfires in the region, along with a warming climate, led to the loss of most of the area’s large mammals.

People with a common history – often due to significant geographic or social barriers – often share genetics and language. New research finds that even a dialect can act as a barrier within a group.

The Earth has had at least five major ice ages, and humans showed up in time for the most recent one. In fact, we’re still in it.

The New Mexico findings could rewrite the history of human migration to the Americas.

Five centuries before Columbus arrived, migrants were spreading across North America, carrying their culture with them and mixing with those they encountered in new places.

Did people settle these islands by traveling north from South America, or in the other direction? Reanalyzing data from artifacts discovered decades ago provides a definitive answer.

By studying the DNA of people who lived in East Asia thousands of years ago, scientists are starting to untangle how the region was populated.