Denisovans were first discovered as another relation to modern humans in 2010—It turns out they might be our closest relative ...

An anthropologist highlights the revolutionary role of the practice, which was often led by women, and was just as crucial to ...

The fossilized chompers are evidence of a previously unknown hominin that coexisted with the earliest humans 2.8 million ...

The discovery of a new fossil has once again turned our understanding of human evolution on its head. This monumental find suggests that hominins may have ventured out of Africa much earlier than ...

The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright locomotion. More than any other part of our lower body, it has been ...

Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors ...

An ancient skull has finally shown us what the Denisovans looked like. Now it turns out they, not Neanderthals, might be our ...

An international team from Tel Aviv University and France’s National Centre for Scientific Research announced that a reanalysis of a child’s skull from Skhul Cave on Mount Carmel in Israel provided ...

Fossilized teeth show that two different kinds of ancient human ancestors coexisted more than 2 million years ago. One of ...

The story of Charles Darwin’s life. His theory of evolution changed the way we understood our place in the world.

Why can AI drive cars and airplanes, defeat chess masters, yet struggle to arrange dishes in a dishwasher? The answer lies ...

Bipedal locomotion - walking upright on two legs - is a fundamental trait underpinning humankind's success. Scientists now ...