One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found may belong to an entirely new species, according to an ...

A modern analysis of 7-million-year-old remains suggest this mysterious ancient primate is the oldest human ancestor ever found.

Imagine the scene, around 3 million years ago in what is now east Africa. By the side of a river, an injured antelope keels over and draws its last breath. The carcass is soon set on by hyenas, who ...

(Reuters) - The incorporation of meat into the diet was a milestone for the human evolutionary lineage, a potential catalyst for advances such as increased brain size. But scientists have struggled to ...

For decades, the story seemed settled: one early human species left Africa and spread across the world. But a new study ...

The analysis of dental remains from Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia has important implications regarding the balance and ...

Natural history is a difficult thing to conceptualize. You’ve got eons of undocumented progress, like the evolution of many species. Take, for example, the Australopithecus, an ancient great ape ...

In the dry, rugged badlands of Ethiopia’s Afar Region, a team of scientists has uncovered fossils that could change how you picture human evolution. These finds, dating back between 2.6 and 2.8 ...