The return of humans to the British Isles after the end of the last ice sheet, which covered much of the northern hemisphere, ...

Policymakers say strict new measures have driven down irregular arrivals, but experts say the underlying factors are little ...

Modern humans spread across different parts of the world by migrating out of Africa, but initial attempts met with disappointing failure. However, before the daring migration out of Africa into ...

This combination of 2007, 2018 and 2012 photos shows, from left, the Cederberg mountain range in South Africa, the Tenere desert in Niger and savanna in South Africa. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam, ...

The original evolution of hominins (modern humans and their evolutionary ancestors since the split with other great apes) took place in Africa about 7 million years ago, based on the fossil record.

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. According to a new ...

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. “Our superpower is that we are ecosystem generalists,” said ...