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

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

A study identifies a particular human-accelerated region, or HAR, of the human genome that promotes an advanced human trait ...

New fossils reveal a previously unknown Australopithecus species that coexisted with early human ancestors 2.6 million years ...

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

Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a previously unknown species ...

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

Beyond human ancestry, the researchers say their method could help to transform how scientists study the evolution of other species. In addition to their analysis of human evolutionary history ...

A University of Montpellier study published on September 1st in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reported ...

A team of international scientists has discovered new fossils at a field site in Africa that indicate Australopithecus, and the oldest specimens of Homo, coexisted at the same place in Africa at ...

Global cooling associated with the impact of supernova remnants may have affected plants and animals, including species ...

The National Museum of Natural History’s Hall of Human Origins vastly distorts the scientific evidence on human evolution, seeking to convince visitors there’s nothing special about us as ...