Studying human evolution involves piecing together scattered clues about how we survived against tough odds. One of the biggest mysteries is understanding how large or small ancient human populations ...

An evolutionary chart of different human ancestors. “Seeing Lucy’s face ... though still distinct from modern humans,” claimed Moraes, who said the team was somewhat inhibited by the ...

A new study suggests the extinction of Neanderthals nearly coincided with a shift in Earth's magnetic field that let more ...

A New Timeline for Neanderthal Interbreeding With Modern Humans Dec. 12 ... Year-Old Footprints of Two Different Species of Human Ancestors at Same Spot Nov. 28, 2024 — More than a million ...

An archaeological site in Germany suggests communal hunting and complex thinking emerged earlier in human evolution than once thought.

Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for over 150 million years. Compared to the mere 4–6 million years that scientists believe humans ...

These were cut marks made by a human ancestor wielding a stone tool ... Then they compare the 3D shape data from the ancient ...

Relatively little is known about Denisovans, an extinct group of human cousins that interacted with Neanderthals and Homo ...

What roils beneath Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean ...