Lomekwi 3 stone tools predating Homo

Stone tools may predate the genus Homo

At Lomekwi 3 in Kenya, stone tools date to 3.3 million years ago—earlier than known evidence for toolmaking around 2.5 million years ago. The toolmakers may have belonged to a species that lived before the genus Homo, a group of human species.

Judaism adapted when its central Temple was destroyed

When Roman forces destroyed Jerusalem's Second Temple in 70 CE, the sacrificial worship practiced there could no longer continue. Jewish communities increasingly organized religious life around prayer, study, law and communal institutions. Rabbinic traditions developed ways to preserve and reinterpret religious practice without the Temple, helping Judaism endure across widely dispersed communities.

Review found no evidence of change to straight marriage

A review found no evidence that legalizing same-sex marriage changed marriages between different-sex couples. Same-sex couples did marry once they could, though at lower rates than different-sex couples.

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Lomekwi 3 stone tools predating Homo

Stone tools may predate the genus Homo

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