Human flexibility in shoulders and elbows originated from ancient apes' need for safe tree descent. A new study reveals chimpanzees, unlike monkeys, ...

For decades, Paranthropus robustus has intrigued scientists as a powerful, big-jawed cousin of early humans. Now, thanks to ...

New findings reveal the geological age, context, and anatomy of hominin fossils discovered at the Ledi-Geraru Research Project in Ethiopia. Although scientists have uncovered much of the story of ...

In this 4.4-million-year-old skeleton, scientists may have found the missing step between climbing and walking.

Ancient ankle bones of Ardipithecus ramidus reveal how early humans combined climbing and upright walking, reshaping the ...

Evolution has given the human body some odd parting gifts, like the appendix. People just don't eat as much tree bark as they used to.

A million-year-old skull from China, Yunxian 2, reshapes our understanding of human origins and ancient human relatives.

Lead is a powerful neurotoxin that disrupts the growth and function of both brain and body. There is no safe level of lead exposure, and even the smallest traces can impair memory, learning and ...

The first example of Paranthropus was discovered in South Africa by Dr Robert Broom in 1938. Its name means “beside man” and ...

This very lifestyle, of standing and walking on two legs unlike some of our primate predecessors, may have been key to supercharging the survival and reproductive advantage of our ancestral species.

Scientists have unveiled a previously unknown tyrannosaur species that fundamentally changes our understanding of how the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex evolved. The newly identified dinosaur, named ...

A new documentary puts viewers in the shoes of Neanderthals and early humans, giving an intimate glimpse into humans’ ...