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

Fossils of Danuvius guggenmosi, discovered in Germany, suggest upright walking evolved in apes far earlier than previously thought. Dating to about 11.6 million years ago, the remains show a ...

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

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

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 ...

Scientists have digitally reconstructed the face of a 1.5-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil from Ethiopia, uncovering an ...

Little Foot’ does not fit into any known species, prompting the suggestion that an as-yet unidentified human ancestor may ...

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

A newly reconstructed fossil face from Ethiopia reveals surprising complexity in early human evolution. By digitally fitting together teeth and fossilized bone fragments, researchers reconstructed a ...

The northern China region was inhabited by different human species at a time. New research has confirmed that a species of ...

Learn how a digitally reconstructed 1.5-million-year-old fossil from Ethiopia is reshaping ideas about what early human ...