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 ...

In this 4.4-million-year-old skeleton, scientists may have found the missing step between climbing and walking.

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

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

Two small genetic changes reshaped the human pelvis, setting our early ancestors on the path to upright walking, scientists say.

Recent analysis of ancient antelope teeth has provided unexpected insights into the lives of early humans, challenging long-held assumptions about their daily activities and environments. These ...

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 ...

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