Fossils found in Georgia challenge existing theories of human origins, suggesting two early human species coexisted at the Dmanisi site.

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

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

As Neanderthals had dominated Europe for hundreds of thousands of years, the arrival of Homo sapiens 45,000 years ago marked the beginning of their sudden disappearance. The causes of this extinction ...

Modern human faces are surprisingly delicate compared with the jutting jaws and broad noses of our closest extinct cousins. The contrast is not just cosmetic, it reflects deep differences in growth, ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest human footprint ever unearthed in the Middle East. The remarkably well-preserved footprints, embedded in an ancient mudhole, suggest human presence in the region ...

Pigs, rats, cats and mongooses, all brought to the island decades earlier by humans, were to blame for their demise, preying ...

There are 350,000 species of beetles—that’s an awful lot of relatives. And yet some animals, like humans, have no fellow species in existence. We’re all alone. Aardvarks look like they could be ...

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New analysis of child remains unearthed in an Italian cave reveal that they belong to the earliest-known Homo sapiens female infant burial in Europe—a discovery that helps resolve questions about the ...

Fossilized footprints in Saudi Arabia show human traffic on the cusp of a subsequent ice age. Like carbon dating, scientists use isotopes and context clues to calculate the approximate age of fossils.

The Neanderthals are our closest evolutionary human cousins and for hundreds of thousands of years were much more successful at colonizing Europe than we were. Recent archaeological evidence shows ...