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A 17-million-year-old ape fossil discovered in Egypt suggests scientists may have been searching for our earliest ancestors in the wrong part of Africa. The find challenges decades of research focused on East Africa and opens new paths for understanding human evolution.
Scientists in Egypt discovered an 18-million-year-old fossil that bridges the gap between ancient primates and modern humans. The jaw reveals how our ancestors evolved in a much larger region than previously thought.
New fossil discoveries reveal how our uniquely powerful thumbs helped make us human. The evolution of our hands may be just as important as our big brains in shaping who we became.
Ancient humans in China crafted sophisticated stone tools during a brutal ice age, proving creativity thrives under pressure. The discovery rewrites what we thought we knew about early human innovation.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin just cleared a crucial milestone for returning humans to the Moon. The company's Mark 1 lunar lander successfully completed extreme temperature and vacuum testing at NASA's Houston facility.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is hitting pause on its tourist flights to focus on something bigger: helping NASA return humans to the moon. The company will shift its energy to building lunar landers for the Artemis program over the next two years.
NASA just received a full-scale prototype of Blue Origin's lunar lander crew cabin and is starting astronaut training for humanity's return to the moon. The 15-foot cabin marks a major step toward the 2028 moon landing goal.
NASA announced plans for three lunar missions in 2025 to begin building a $20 billion moon base, with Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin leading the first mission. The project marks a new era of public-private partnerships aimed at establishing humanity's permanent presence on the moon.
Blue Origin's lunar lander just completed rigorous space simulation tests at NASA's Johnson Space Center, bringing humanity one giant step closer to returning to the Moon. The uncrewed cargo vessel will launch later this year carrying scientific equipment to the lunar South Pole.
Scientists in Ethiopia discovered a 2.6-million-year-old fossil that solves a longstanding mystery about early human evolution in East Africa. The find fills a crucial gap in understanding how our ancient ancestors spread across the continent.
Scientists discovered tiny genetic "switches" that shaped human language ability before we split from Neanderthals. These ancient regulators still influence how we learn and use language today.
Scientists discovered ancient human ancestor fossils in Morocco dating back 800,000 years, revealing that North Africa played a central role in human evolution. The findings are transforming our understanding of how early humans lived, worked, and mourned their dead.
Four astronauts launched aboard NASA's Artemis 2 mission on April 1, marking humanity's first return to lunar orbit in over five decades. The crew will travel farther into space than any humans before them during their historic 10-day journey.
Four astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis 2 mission crossed into the moon's gravitational sphere on April 6, becoming the first humans to reach lunar space since 1972. Tonight, they'll break the distance record for human spaceflight.
Scientists discovered that male Neanderthals and female humans formed most ancient relationships, solving a 20-year genetic mystery. The finding reveals how social choices shaped human evolution.
The United Nations just launched a worldwide coalition to put human rights at the center of global decision-making. The Global Alliance for Human Rights unites governments, businesses, faith leaders, and everyday citizens around a shared vision of justice.
Actor Ethan Hawke delivered a moving explanation of why AI can never replace human creativity, describing his daughter's imperfect art as more valuable than any AI-generated masterpiece. His response is resonating with millions who worry about technology replacing human expression.
A newly excavated cave in Israel reveals that Neanderthals and early humans didn't just cross paths—they shared tools, burial practices, and possibly symbolic rituals. This discovery rewrites our understanding of early human cooperation.
Four astronauts just broke the record for the farthest distance humans have ever traveled from Earth, soaring past the Moon and witnessing views no one has seen before. The Artemis II mission marks a giant leap toward humanity's return to the Moon and eventual journey to Mars.
Archaeologists in central China discovered sophisticated stone tools dating back 160,000 years, proving early humans in East Asia were just as technologically advanced as their African and European counterparts. The find challenges decades of assumptions about ancient human ingenuity.
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