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

Indonesia's ancient "hobbits" may have endured not as daring hunters but as scavengers that capitalized on whatever food they ...

This video traces the long evolutionary path from the first primates about 85 million years ago to modern Homo sapiens.

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, ...

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

The excavation of a cave in southern Türkiye revealed evidence of shared technologies, survival strategies, and even symbolic ...

A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...

Photo: Katerina Harvati Replicas of a Homo habilis skull (right) and an early Homo sapiens skull (left), illustrating two key ...

Instead of hunting big game or wielding fire, the hobbit-like hominin Homo floresiensis likely scavenged leftovers of prey ...

This video traces the human evolutionary tree from great apes to modern Homo sapiens, explaining the difference between hominids and hominins along the way. Kayleigh moves through major splits ...

Scientists have digitally reconstructed the face of a 1.5-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil from Ethiopia, uncovering an unexpectedly primitive appearance. While its braincase fits with classic ...

A prehistoric human known as Homo erectus was the first of our forerunners to leave Africa, crossing continents and ultimately roaming the planet for almost 2 million years. But with scarce genetic ...