Could Homo sapiens and an archaic and now-extinct species of early human have lived alongside each other on the Indonesian ...

Fresh findings about arm and leg bones advance the debate over whether Sahelanthropus tchadensis was bipedal, but not ...

It's considered one of the most decisive steps in human evolution. Now, scientists believe they have pinpointed when our ...

It's considered one of the most decisive steps in human evolution. Now, scientists believe they have pinpointed when our ...

New study of 7-million-year-old fossils from Chad proves Sahelanthropus tchadensis walked upright while still climbing trees.

The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright movement. It helps explain how human ancestors left life on all fours ...

For the first time, scientists have reconstructed ancient genomes of Human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A/B) from ...

Something about a warm, flickering campfire draws in modern humans. Where did that uniquely human impulse come from? How did our ancestors learn to make fire? How long have they been making it?

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Scientists say they have solved the mystery of the Burtele foot, a set of 3.4 million-year-old bones found in Ethiopia in 2009. The fossils, along with others unearthed more recently, have now been ...

BREAKING: Baltimore Ravens fire head coach John Harbaugh after 18 seasons news Alerts There are no new alerts at this time In the latest twist in human evolution, scientists have discovered that a ...

Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical traces in fossil teeth. Experiments suggest this exposure may have driven ...