Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree.

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

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

The recent discovery of 476,000-year-old wooden logs at Kalambo Falls in Zambia is revolutionizing our understanding of early human technology. These ancient ...

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

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

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 analyze the morphology of bones—which is crucial for ...

“Early humans comprised a subdivided, shifting, pan-African meta-population with physical and cultural diversity,” read a ...

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

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is retracing the path of human migration. More specifically, the scientific ...

A study shows Neanderthals made first fire in Britain 400,000 years ago, pushing back the timeline of controlled fire use by ...