Research reveals that ancient Homo sapiens and Neanderthals encountered unexpected levels of lead exposure, shaping how our ...

For more than half a century, scientists have debated whether Paranthropus boisei, an extinct human relative known for its ...

A major fossil discovery about our ancient ancestor has occurred in Kenya. Researchers have found hand and foot bones ...

The prehistoric peopling of Europe has long been documented as occurring in waves from the western edge of Eurasia.

In a 1970 National Geographic feature, paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey—son of Louis and Mary Leakey—recounted his ...

Lead poisoning isn't just a modern phenomenon: fossil teeth show signs that it affected ancient hominids, and Homo sapiens ...

An analysis of stone tools found in Italy and Lebanon indicates that around 42,000 years ago, modern humans in Europe and the ...

Hand fossils unearthed in Kenya reveal that an extinct human relative called Paranthropus boisei had unexpected dexterity and ...

Archaeologists in Ukraine uncovered 400,000-year-old ivory tools, the oldest ever found. Long before Homo sapiens existed, ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a lost land bridge in Turkey, potentially reshaping the history of human migration and ...

The humble transistor - smaller than a speck of dust — has been made more than any other invention in history, powering ...

Unlike their Neanderthal contemporaries, Cro Magnons exhibit straight foreheads and short, wide faces akin to modern humans. Their larger brains and powerful physiques suggest a species adapted for ...