Analysis of early human bone fossils reveals adaptations for climbing trees and manipulating stones millions of years ago.

Maba 1] is well-known for the Neanderthal-like face, while its neurocranium shows affinities with many hominin taxa, which ...

It wasn’t just today’s bodies that told the story. Ancient DNA backed it up. The researchers traced the variant through time.

Fragments of a Homo erectus skull were among deposits of vertebrate fossils found when the Indonesian seafloor was being ...

Recent dredging operations off the coast of Java have uncovered fossil evidence that reshapes what scientists thought they ...

Fossilized tracks from an early reptile are now the oldest known reptilian tracks, meaning the tetrapod ancestor most likely ...

unraveling the mystery that is early human ancestry and evolution.” This research highlights the remarkable adaptability of our ancestors, who overcame severe odds. It reminds us how fragile our ...

Three million years of human evolution began with this face. Scientists put a face to a name in an epic way after digitally recreating the visage of Lucy, humanity’s most famous primate ancestor.

The archaeological record also includes cultural advancements and the evolution of toolmaking ... It means that human ancestors were capable of transferring skills from stone to bone, a level ...

Some of our species’ earliest ancestors may have spent a lot more time eating salad than steak. Diet has been a crucial component of human evolution, says Tina Lüdecke, a geochemist at the Max ...

The end result is a lifelike, science-backed rendering of this ancient human's appearance, offering the most realistic look at our Denisovan's ancestors to-date. For more on this story ...