A tiny copper-alloy object excavated about a century ago in Upper Egypt has just been re-identified as something far bigger than it looks: the earliest known metal rotary drill from ancient Egypt, ...

An artist’s reconstruction of a Marathousa 1 paleolithic woman producing a digging stick from a small alder tree trunk with a small stone tool. This kind of wood was used for the Marathousa 1 digging ...

I met Simone* in college, and we are not alike in many ways. Yet she’s the friend I call when I’m upset or if I am not sure what to do next, when I want to share a secret or celebrate a success. We ...

The earliest known hand-held wooden tools, used by our early human ancestors around 430,000 years ago, have been uncovered by researchers at an archeological site in Greece. One is made from the trunk ...

A team of archaeologists in southern Greece has uncovered the world’s oldest known wooden tools, dating back approximately 430,000 years. The discovery was made at Marathousa 1, a site in the ...

The finding, along with the discovery of a 500,000-year-old hammer made of bone, indicates that our human ancestors were making tools even earlier than archaeologists thought. By Franz Lidz Early ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Snow shoveling can pose serious health risks, especially for adults over 45 and those with preexisting conditions. Shoveling snow can strain the heart due to factors like cold air, heavy lifting, and ...

7 Old Garage Tools People Rarely Use Anymore Walk into almost any garage in the United States, and you might feel like you’ve stepped into a mini time capsule. Behind paint cans, under workbenches, ...