Human species

A collection of dinosaurs and other awesome creatures that are now extinct.

Human creation myths

A six-year study found people ended up in Europe, Asia and Oceania by crossing the sea to Yemen around 70,000 years ago, not across the Sinai Desert as previously thought.

There are podcasts on every subject these days. Even the ancient world has been brought into the modern one through this medium. If you are looking for another way to learn about the past, check out this list of some of the top contenders of ancient history podcasts.

A controversial bone discovery suggests we lived alongside a primitive species of human – and may have cannibalised them

The Old Testament tells a story in which a diminutive David defeats the giant Goliath. Using just a sling to slay his enormous foe, this unlikely victor became the second Hebrew monarch.

When a skeleton of the so-called 'Hobbit' - scientific name Homo floresiensis - was unearthed in Indonesia in 2003 it would go on to cause a major furor in anthropological circles like few others before it.

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Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I really think that you’ll be shocked when we tell you that this new evidence found by scientists has started to suggest that the people living…

Scientists determined a skull found in China is a new species named Homo longi, or Dragon Man, which is the