Early human ancestors underwent significant physical transformations over millions of years. New research challenges the idea ...

Artistic representations of ancient humans often show large men with bulging muscles – but our ancestors were actually ...

Scientists propose that recently uncovered fossils may be the earliest evidence of behavioral “handedness” in animals.

Until about 60,000 years ago, diminutive hominin cousins, Homo floresiensis (affectionately nicknamed Hobbits for obvious reasons), shared the island of Flores with Komodo dragons, pygmy elephants, ...

Long before evolution equipped them with the right teeth, early humans began eating tough grasses and starchy underground plants—foods rich in energy but hard to chew. A new study reveals that this ...