Our own species and Neanderthals split from a common ancestor at least 400,000 years ago. Neanderthals were well adapted to ...

Remarkably preserved footprints of Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei offer direct evidence that extinct hominin species ...

A new study published by researchers at London’s Natural History Museum and Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven has reinforced the claim that Neanderthals and modern-day humans ( Homo sapiens) must be ...

While it is generally accepted that the forerunner to Homo sapiens - Homo erectus - left Africa about 1.5 million years ago to populate other parts of the world, there are two main theories about ...

One possible member of the new species H. juluensis isn’t a newcomer to science by any stretch. Denisovians—first identified ...

Beyond mere biological evolution, the story of our species is filled with cultural and technological revolutions that have ...

A new study suggests the existence of an entire new group of large-headed humans, that lived alongside homo sapiens in Asia.

Two species of ancient humans walked beside each other 1.5 million years ago, fossil footprints have revealed.

A 1.5-million-year-old lakebed from Kenya shows two ancient human relatives cohabitating an environment, shaking up our ...

Scientists have revealed the discovery Homo Juluensis, a mysterious, large-headed ancient human species, in provocative new ...

In a stunning revelation, researchers have uncovered a new human species that is set to revolutionize our understanding of ...

The cave was primarily used by hyenas and hiberating bears, and only intermittently by early humans. Researchers think that our ancestors may have been drawn to this colder region because of the large ...