Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.

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

When paleoanthropologists finally freed the skeleton called Little Foot from its stone prison in South Africa, they believed ...

Scientists say they have solved the mystery of the Burtele foot, a set of 3.4 million-year-old bones found in Ethiopia in ...

David Pogue is a six-time Emmy winner for his stories on "CBS Sunday Morning," where he's been a correspondent since 2002. Pogue hosts the CBS News podcast "Unsung Science." He's also a New York Times ...

Walking can help you lose belly fat by creating a calorie deficit. Walking reduces harmful belly fat called visceral fat. Regular walking can lower cortisol levels and reduce stress-related belly fat.

Newfound fossils in modern-day Ethiopia suggest that the mysterious foot belonged to a recently named species, Australopithecus deyiremeda. The finding could alter the story of human evolution ...

Redding Fire Department firefighter Bob Diaz feels like he has “the best of everything” this holiday. With those four words — the solution to the prize puzzle on game show Wheel of Fortune’s Dec. 1 ...