Humans have established a permanent presence on nearly every continent, but how would the world be different if we had stayed ...

An international genomics study has revealed that early Asians undertook humanity's longest known prehistoric migration. These early humans, who roamed the earth over 100,000 years ago, are believed ...

However, a pair of fossilized skull fragments recently found off the Javanese coast are helping experts recontextualize the ...

The question of where we come from is one that has fascinated humans for centuries,” states Dr. Trevor Cousins of the ...

Researchers uncover new evidence of how ancient human relatives in South Africa used their hands, revealing varying levels of ...

Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used their hands. Researchers investigated variation in finger bone morphology to determine that South ...

Both ancient human species showed signs of simultaneously using their hands to move around – such as by climbing trees – as ...

An 80,000-year-old bone spear tip, unearthed in Russia, challenges previous assumptions about Neanderthal capabilities. This ...