Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Handaxe from the Boxgrove paleosol horizon (locality Q2/GTP 17). (CREDIT: Science Advances) The earliest hominins in Europe shared ...

'Elephant Mary is the queen of showering.' By Laura Baisas Published Nov 8, 2024 11:00 AM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries ...

Tool use isn’t unique to humans. Chimpanzees use sticks as tools. Dolphins, crows, and elephants are known for their tool-use abilities, too. Now a report in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on ...

From their floppy ears to their giant trunks and massive size, there’s a lot that stands out about the elephant. Elephant tusks are both a valuable tool and a potential liability for these gentle ...

A closeup of the elephant bone tool’s striking surface, showing the marks of it being struck against flint tools. A remarkable prehistoric hammer made from elephant bone, dating back nearly half a ...

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