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

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 ...

A 1.6-million-year-old Ethiopian skull blends ancestor and descendant features, rewriting the origin story of Homo erectus.

A fascinating new discovery has emerged from Ethiopia’s Ledi-Geraru Research Area, where researchers uncovered fossilized teeth that challenge our understanding of early human evolution. According to ...

After decades of excavation and debate, a new analysis argues that Little Foot — one of the most complete hominin fossils ...

Australian-led study suggests iconic South African skeleton differs from known Australopithecus species, media reports - ...

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

“For over a hundred years, it was hypothesized that our ancestors lived in grassland savannahs and that this major ecosystem change drove human evolution, including the origins of bipedalism and ...

Early humans : of whom do we speak? / Richard E. Leakey -- Homo habilis - a premature discovery : remembered by one of its founding fathers, 42 years later / Phillip V. Tobias -- Where does the genus ...

Archaeological research once again dispells the widespread belief that our Paleolithic ancestors were primarily meat-eaters, revealing instead that they were sophisticated plant food processors who ...

Researchers say they’ve uncovered new evidence in present-day England that could reshape our understanding of human evolution ...