Learn how early humans evolved at a much faster rate than other apes, adapting larger brains as they developed new ways to ...

New research reveals that scavenging may have helped early humans adapt, expand, and endure tough seasons through smart use ...

Recent analysis of ancient antelope teeth has provided unexpected insights into the lives of early humans, challenging ...

When scientists found the skull, named Yunxian 2, they assumed it belonged to an earlier ancestor of ours, Homo erectus, the ...

Digital reconstruction of a crushed skull from an ancient human could rewrite the timeline of human evolution, according to ...

Lead exposure may have spelled evolutionary success for humans—and extinction for our ancient cousins—but other scientists ...

A 4.4-million-year-old Ardipithecus fossil named "Ardi" shows early humans walked upright, keeping ape-like climbing ...

For decades, Paranthropus boisei, an early hominin that roamed eastern Africa a million years ago, was known for its gigantic ...

When we think of lead poisoning, most of us imagine modern human-made pollution, paint, old pipes, or exhaust fumes.

A recent study proposes a new paradigm for understanding the role of carrion in the subsistence of human populations ...

Ancient ankle bones of Ardipithecus ramidus reveal how early humans combined climbing and upright walking, reshaping the ...