Reconstruction of a 300,000-year-old skull found in Hualongdong, China, that could represent a new species of early human. Journal of Human Evolution ...

New research examining the eating habits of the people who lived in North America during the Ice Age suggests they were skilled hunters with meaty, mammoth appetites.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This adaptability is a skill that long predates the modern age.