The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ...

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

In paleoanthropology, a rare, nearly-complete skeleton can rewrite entire chapters of the human origin story. The “Little ...

An international study led by researchers from Australia's La Trobe University and the University of Cambridge has challenged ...

The textbook version of the "Out of Africa" hypothesis holds that the first human species to leave the continent around 1.8 ...

The textbook version of human evolution has long held that Homo erectus was the pioneering species to venture beyond Africa's borders around 1.8 million years ago. However, new analysis of five skulls ...

Revolutionary fossil evidence from Ethiopia is challenging decades of scientific consensus about human origins. New discoveries suggest that the famous Lucy fossil, long considered a direct ancestor ...

Many known hominin fossils defy species classification, with the most famous example being the ever-enigmatic Denisovans. A study by anthropologists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the ...

Long ago, early humans shared the earth with several archaic human species, including Neanderthals and Denisovans. These species, were bipedal and close relatives of modern humans. They lived in parts ...

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are ...

The mirror test has fascinated scientists for decades due to its simplicity and revealing nature. First introduced in 1970 by ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Many known hominin fossils defy species classification, with the most famous example being the ...