Early human evolution may have been more complex than scientists previously thought, with modern humans evolving from two ...

The fossils — which may date back to 1.4 million years — were nicknamed “Pink” in honor of iconic rock band Pink Floyd.

The prehistoric facial bones were found buried in 50 feet of mud and silt, and are believed to be 1.1 to 1.4 million years ...

Remarkable new fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal that a prehistoric relative of humans was also extremely small and ...

The story of human evolution in Europe has a new character ... Found at the Sima del Elefante site in the Atapuerca Mountains, the fossils make up a partial skull comprised of the left side of the ...

They assigned the fossil the provisional name Homo affinis erectus in recognition of its affinities to certain Homo erectus traits. "These findings open a new line of research in the study of human ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...

The remains have helped to fill in gaps in the fossil record and move science closer to understanding human evolution in ...

"This paper introduces a new actor into the study of human evolution in Europe," Rosa Huguet ... This is the third time that members of this research team have discovered hominin fossils in ...