It's hard believe now, but we weren't always the only hominins walking around on Earth, and in the past, multiple hominins ...

New fossils reveal the hand bones of Paranthropus boisei, proving this early human ancestor could make and use tools.

Long ago, some saltwater fish adapted to freshwater — and in doing so, developed an extraordinary sense of hearing rivaling ...

A new AI study finds leopards hunted early humans in East Africa, challenging long-held ideas about when our ancestors became ...

Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans ...

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 ...

Climate defenders from across Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru – some of the most dangerous countries in the world to ...

For decades, Paranthropus robustus has intrigued scientists as a powerful, big-jawed cousin of early humans. Now, thanks to ancient protein analysis, researchers have cracked open new secrets hidden ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission is calling for urgent action from government and business to address the escalating impacts of climate change on Australians’ human rights.Launching its first ...

Imagine early humans meticulously crafting stone tools for nearly 300,000 years, all while contending with recurring ...

But the political consensus around the UK's net zero policies has collapsed, with opponents now branding them too difficult ...

And heatwaves fuelled by climate change can worsen dry conditions when they do occur, by increasing evaporation from the soil ...