A skull discovered in Petralona Cave, Greece, has been used by some sources to claim that humans evolved independently in ...

Deep inside a cave system in Europe, a 60,000‑year‑old assemblage of human remains and artifacts has forced researchers to ...

A partial skeleton weighing just 70 pounds is bridging a critical gap in the fossil record and redefining the timeline of ...

The 2-million-year-old partial skeleton may even represent the oldest example of H. habilis discovered so far. It includes a ...

Learn how CT scans of fossil skulls were used to trace changes in brain regions and sensory priorities in ancient giant rats.

An international team of researchers, with the involvement of the UAB, has conducted a study that explains the evolutionary ...

In the technical description, the authors emphasize that the skeleton includes clavicle and shoulder-blade fragments, both upper arms, both forearms, plus part of the sacrum and hip bones - rare ...

A shriek broke the dawn on the savannah, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli chimps were ...

An international research team has unveiled a significant discovery in human paleontology: an exceptionally well-preserved ...

Their study, published on Jan. 12, showed a consistent pattern of the brain shifting backward and upward, and rotating upward ...

"Understanding how spaceflight impacts the human brain is crucial as space exploration and tourism expand," a ...

Scientists believe they have uncovered the 'missing link' in human evolution, showing how our species may have evolved.