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Urfa Man: An 11,500-year-old life-size statue of a man holding his penisAstonishing Artifacts Discovered in a city in southern Turkey, this life-size male statue may represent an important deceased ancestor.
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Why do some people still believe that aliens shaped ancient civilizations?Two archaeologists explore the enduring myth that extraterrestrials contributed to the various ancient cultures around the world.
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'That's why there's 9 billion of us and not 9 billion of some other primate': Why our ability to adapt is humanity's 'superpower'INTERVIEW Live Science spoke with Herman Pontzer, an evolutionary anthropologist and author of the book "Adaptable," about the science of human diversity.
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Why are humans the only species with a chin?Potential explanations abound, yet recent research has shed new light on the question.
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Cannonball dating to the Alamo battle unearthed 1 day before 190th anniversary of the conflict that killed Davy CrockettAn intact bronze cannonball unearthed near the Alamo was likely used in the 1836 battle between Mexico and the Republic of Texas.
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Live Science Today: Monte Verde controversy and heatwave lashes the WestDaily Roundup Friday, March 20, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.
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Unusual burials of Celtic 'warriors' discovered in France point to violent deathsArchaeologists have unearthed a Celtic cemetery in France that holds 18 unusual seated burials.
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Monte Verde, one of the earliest Indigenous sites in South America, is much younger than thought, study claims. But others call it 'egregiously poor geological work.'A new analysis of archaeological layers at Monte Verde in Chile suggests that people lived there 4,200 years ago, not 14,500 years ago as originally proposed. But many experts point to errors in the methods.
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First Americans quiz: How much do you know about the first people to reach the Americas?The first Americans came over during the last ice age, but how much do you know about them?
