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Stone handaxes found in Galilee show early humans valued aesthetics of their tools - study

The axes were dated to the Pleistocene, likely made by Homo erectus, the first human species to evolve to have a humanlike body shape and gait, who had lived in the region thousands of years ago.

 A handaxe incorporating a geode (“Elijah’s apple”) from the Sakhnin Valley in northern Israel, March 24, 2026.
Migration to South America.

Researchers rethink how humans populated the Americas after new find

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General view of the Israeli largest desalination plant on the Mediterranean Sea, in Ashdod on . The facility is located in Ashkelon, not far from the northern border of the Gaza Strip. In the first phase of operation, it is meant to supply 100 million cubic meters of water a year.

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Meet 'Pink': The 1.4-million-year-old face changing Europe's human story

Researchers say the fossil suggests a previously unknown human species lived in Europe over one million years ago.

 Meet 'Pink': The 1.4-million-year-old face changing Europe's human story.

Persistence of Amalek: The never-ending Jewish war against the forces of evil - opinion

No miracle, no revelation, not even the most undeniable display of divine power will erase evil from this world. It remains our mission to fight it.

 An illustrative image of a butterfly's body rocketing off away from its wings.

Eye-tracking glasses show how dogs perceive human gestures

The findings suggest that dogs do not merely follow commands mechanically but try to interpret human intentions, demonstrating a more sophisticated level of understanding.

 Eye-tracking glasses show how dogs perceive human gestures. Illustration.

West Africa’s rainforests were an important center for early modern human evolution, study finds

Study published in Nature pushes back the known evidence of human habitation in rainforests by over 80,000 years.

 West Africa’s rainforests were an important center for early modern human evolution, study finds. Illustration.

The first kiss? 50,000-year-old kiss painting found in Brazil's Serra da Capivara

"The paintings not only depict everyday aspects, such as hunting and rituals, but also show affectionate and social interactions, such as records of sexual acts, kisses, and hugs," ICMBio stated.

 The first kiss? 50,000-year-old kiss painting found in Brazil's Serra da Capivara.

An Ice Age refuge: DNA of humans, wolves, mammoths retrieved from sediments in El Mirón cave

For the first time, researchers managed to recover DNA from sediment at a Cantabrian site.

 Aerial view of an autumnal landscape of beech forest in Ramales de la Victoria village within Alto Ason Natural Park of Cantabria Autonomous Community of Spain.

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Study reveals how Ice Age humans built mammoth-bone structures

Evidence suggests humans scavenged mammoth bones from existing bone beds over centuries.

 Mammoth bones.

Like cats and dogs, when we listen intently we prick up our ears, study finds

Although modern humans cannot move their ears around in the same way that dogs, cats, and horses do, the findings suggest that humans involuntarily tense their ear muscles when listening intently.

 What happens to our ears when we listen intently? Illustration.

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