A decline in ancient megafauna in the Middle East coincided with a shift towards smaller, lighter toolkits in the ...

A genetic study has unveiled that two Neanderthals who lived approximately 10,000 years apart in Siberia's famous Denisova Cave were distant relatives. This remarkable discovery provides the fourth ...

A new species of ancient primate challenges what we think we know about where human ancestors diverged from monkeys.

There are records of whole human groups disappearing mysteriously from parts of northwest Europe, particularly what is now ...

Scientists have discovered an ancient relative of all living apes in northern Egypt, highlighting how the hunt for human ...

Stonebound visage rewrites our origins, hinting at hidden hominin cousins.

LONDON (AP) — Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is ...

Could a newly discovered fossil in Egypt fundamentally change everything scientists currently know about human evolution? Here's what we know so far about this remarkable find and its potential impact ...