Human evolution is not a straight line but a complex branching tree shared with other great apes. This overview explains the ...

That could place the ancestors of Homo sapiens—modern humans—outside Africa, an idea which flips everything palaeontologists ...

When studying how fossil hominids moved, researchers usually analyse the morphology of bones - which is crucial for ...

Tiny genetic variations between humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans might not be all they were cracked up to be.

When studying how fossil hominids moved, researchers usually analyze the morphology of bones—which is crucial for ...

Relations between dogs and people are so normal and pervasive as to pass almost unregarded. Yet viewed objectively, this ...

Dr Sumedha Kotwal [email protected] Humanity has always looked upward and inward, seeking meaning, purpose, and ...

A patch of scorched earth in eastern England is forcing scientists to rethink one of the most important turning points in ...

Deep in the heart of northern Zambia, an astonishing archaeological find is reshaping our understanding of early human history. Hidden beneath the powerful ...

In a groundbreaking discovery that could reshape our understanding of ancient human technology, archaeologists have unearthed a wooden structure dating back ...

Futurist Michio Kaku sees humans doing ballet on Mars and projecting their brains into the cosmos. And aliens? Oh, they're ...

A recent climate study from the University of Wollongong suggests that Homo floresiensis, the small early human species from ...