Fossilized bones and teeth dating back approximately 773,000 years are reshaping scientists’ understanding of human evolution ...

From ancient hybrid humans to older-than-expected fossils, 2021 delivered several discoveries that reshaped the human ...

An ancient DNA analysis of a 5,500-year-old human skeleton reveals that an ancestor of the bacterium that causes syphilis was ...

While it shares features with modern humans, H. habilis also has traits that would have given it an advantage in climbing ...

A partial lower jaw discovered in Afar, Ethiopia expands the known geographic distribution of Paranthropus northward by 1000 km, revealing the genus to be more widespread and adaptively versatile than ...

A partial skeleton weighing just 70 pounds is bridging a critical gap in the fossil record and redefining the timeline of ...

A recently analyzed Homo habilis skeleton, dating back over 2 million years, is reshaping our understanding of early human ...

The ability of the early toolmakers to select high-quality stone, produce sharp flakes, and return to familiar raw-material ...

Scientists believe they have uncovered the 'missing link' in human evolution, showing how our species may have evolved.

Scientists working in Ethiopia's Afar Region have made discoveries that rewrite our understanding of early human history. For ...

A new study theorizes that evolution ticks at different speeds, especially when a big group of organisms first appears.

Newly discovered fossils in Casablanca, Morocco, could unlock crucial insights into the evolution of Homo sapiens. Dated to ...