Lucy’s discovery transformed our understanding of human origins. Don Johanson, who unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis ...

From the formation of inner ear bones to the rise of hair to cover our bodies, these developments made us distinct from other ...

A new study led by Dr. Jack Tseng, published in PeerJ, has shed light on the intricate relationship between tooth wear and ...

A new study reveals that bone-cracking hyenas uniquely maintain bite efficiency as their teeth wear, unlike other carnivores.

The 3.2-million-year-old human ancestor known as Lucy rose to fame through an incredible combination of circumstances ...

Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered hominin group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day ...

The fossils are from two extinct species Brasilodon quadrangularis and Riograndia guaibensis each of them small creatures less than 12 inches long (but about the same size as the ...

First identified by archaeologists in 1978, the site was initially found to be home to at least 70 hominin footprints ...

Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered "hominin" group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day humans passed on some of their genes via multiple, distinct interbreeding ...

Nestled in Germany's picturesque Neander Valley where Neanderthals were first discovered, a museum is tapping into our growing fascination with our long-lost relatives.

A study published in L'Anthropologie by Professor Ella Been from Ono Academic College and Dr. Omry Barzilai from the ...