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

In 2004, archaeologists discovered a new species of ancient human, Homo floresiensis, on the Indonesian island of Flores. Nicknamed “the hobbit,” this three-foot-tall hominin lived between about ...

From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...

The human evolutionary tree can be complicated—but understanding where hominids end and hominins begin reveals how we fit into the broader family of primates. This episode breaks down the distinctions ...

(L)Haile-Selassie and his crew members in the field. (R) The Burtele Foot with its elements in the anatomical position.Stephanie Melillo, Mercyhurst University/Yohannes Haile-Selassie/ASU In a ...

This is the shocking moment a killer who violently stabbed his mother’s friend to death and sexually abused her body confessed to his crimes. Ernestas Juska, 21, was jailed for life after murdering ...

A man who murdered a family friend in her sleep before committing sexual offences on her body in an act of "unimaginable depravity" has been jailed for at least 26 years. Warning: Readers may find ...

Ernestas Juska sat cross‑legged and smirking on a Dartford pavement, disturbingly calm after confessing he had just killed family friend Nina Denisova. Kent Police A chilling case has shocked the UK ...

Sitting cross-legged on the pavement with his head in his hands, Ernestas Juska appeared chillingly calm as he told police, ‘I’ve just killed someone.’ Just moments earlier, the 21-year-old had ...

A vile thug crept up on his mother's friend and slaughtered her as she slept - but the horror didn't stop there. Ernestas Juska, who callously smirked when cops closed in and arrested him, sexually ...

A “depraved” man who stabbed a family friend to death as she slept because he wanted to hurt someone has been jailed for life. Ernestas Juska pleaded guilty to murdering 39-year-old Nina Denisova ...