A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...

A 26-ft (8-m) deep excavation in Indonesia has revealed that humans and a hominin species that pre-dates humans used the same ...

The legendary “Little Foot” fossil may be an entirely new human ancestor. An international team of scientists led by ...

Many known hominin fossils defy species classification, with the most famous example being the ever-enigmatic Denisovans. A study by anthropologists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the ...

Could Homo sapiens and an archaic and now-extinct species of early human have lived alongside each other on the Indonesian ...

A team of researchers at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed the introduction of a new human ...

One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found may belong to an entirely new species, according to an ...

Modern human beings are the ultimate apex species, exerting dominance over our environment in a way that no other animal ever ...

Bonobo evolution reveals bonding and group cohesion in response to threats, favoring paths to finding peace instead of ...