Early human evolution may have been more complex than scientists previously thought, with modern humans evolving from two ...

Analysis - The ancestors of humans started making tools about 3.3 million years ago. First they made them out of stone, then ...

The remains have helped to fill in gaps in the fossil record and move science closer to understanding human evolution in ...

Learn more about how Paranthropus robustus lived 2 million years ago, an evolutionary cousin to humans.

Scientists have uncovered a “hidden chapter” in the history of human evolution and it turns out it’s much more complex than previously thought. It’s known that modern day humans, known scientifically ...

A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long ...

Analysis - Chimpanzees are humans' closest living relatives, sharing over 98% of our DNA. They are endangered, with fewer ...

The team suspects the specimens belonged to Homo erectus, a species well-known from fossils found in Africa and Asia but ...

The prehistoric facial bones were found buried in 50 feet of mud and silt, and are believed to be 1.1 to 1.4 million years ...

The fossils — which may date back to 1.4 million years — were nicknamed “Pink” in honor of iconic rock band Pink Floyd.