A total of 27 bone tools found at Tanzania's Olduvai Gorge Technology breakthrough is earlier than previously thought Researchers suspect tool maker was species Homo erectus The 27 tools, discovered ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The tools made by our human ancestors may not seem like much when you compare them to the screen you’re looking at right now but their creation represents a pivotal moment in the origin of technology ...

When monkeys in Thailand use stones as hammers and anvils to help them crack open nuts, they often accidentally create sharp flakes of rock that look like the stone cutting tools made by early humans.

An international team of researchers say they have uncovered the earliest evidence of systematic flaked stone tool production and use at a site in Ethiopia. Previously, scientists had evidence for the ...

For some folks, there can be a lot of patriotism tied up in one's tools. Thus, finding tools that are still manufactured in the United States is of the utmost importance. Throughout the past several ...

An assemblage of tools found in Tanzania that was fashioned about 1.5 million years ago from the limb bones of elephants and hippos reveals what scientists are calling a technological breakthrough for ...