Mesolithic and Neolithic artifacts from excavations in the Sergiev Posad district of the Moscow region. A spear, a bow and arrow, and a three-headed harpoon are replicas. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia ...

In this episode of Primitive Technology, watch as the construction of a stone house continues using only primitive tools and materials. Discover the progress and techniques involved in building this ...

After years of analysis, the animal turned out to be an entirely new species — one that lived millions of years longer than ...

Advanced 3D reconstructions of the comb jelly’s aboral organ reveal a sensory system far more complex than scientists expected. The organ contains a wide variety of specialized cells and is closely ...

A sediment-washing “bubbler” helped researchers recover 65.5-million-year-old teeth that illuminate how early primate relatives spread after the mass extinction.

It's time to stop bickering, accept what science tells us, acknowledge the widespread occurrence of intentional behavioral flexibility, and pay attention to why it has evolved.

Study dates earliest sponges to 600-615 million years ago. Researchers analyzed 133 genes and fossil data. Findings suggest early sponges lacked mineralized skeletons. Results published in journal ...

Maryland, Feb 12 (The Conversation) We humans have long viewed ourselves as the pinnacle of evolution. People label other species as ''primitive'' or ''ancient'' and use terms like ''higher'' and ...

We humans have long viewed ourselves as the pinnacle of evolution. People label other species as "primitive" or "ancient" and use terms like "higher" and "lower" animals.

Marine animals, such as the extremely simple flatworm Trichoplax, are ideal model organisms for studying the early evolutionary origins of animal life processes. Despite measuring only a few ...

We humans have long viewed ourselves as the pinnacle of evolution. People label other species as “primitive” or “ancient” and use terms like “higher” and “lower” animals. ‘Man’ is at the very top ...