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

A newly examined Neanderthal skull, once thought to confirm cold-climate adaptations, has challenged a century-old assumption about their large noses. According to the findings, their nose structure ...

Learn more about how researchers can take evidence from the past to better shape our idea of what Neanderthals looked like.

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, ...

This innovative approach combines climate data, archaeological evidence, and population dynamics to simulate how Neanderthals moved across the landscape. The model reveals that by the time ...

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

Warning: this article contains spoilers for the first two episodes of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew! You can check out IGN's review of the first two episodes. We may be nearing the end of 2024, but Disney ...

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

Excavated with colonial labor and shipped to the Netherlands, the famous fossil is being repatriated to Indonesia along with 28,000 other fossils. The skull cap of 'Java Man' was discovered by Eugène ...

Virtual reassembly of teeth and fossil bone fragments reveals a beautifully preserved face of a 1.5-million-year-old human ...

Scientists have unearthed the oldest human footprint ever found in the Middle East. The footprints, impeccably preserved in an ancient mudhole, indicate that human activity took place there before the ...

The Altamura Man was discovered in a cave in southern Italy in 1993. K.A.R.S.T. PRIN Project Neanderthals had a distinctive appearance. Before they died out roughly 40,000 years ago, Homo sapiens’ ...