Researcher Christopher J. Bae identified Homo juluensis, a new human species that coexisted with Denisovans in Asia. A ...

Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the year brought us closer to understanding ancient human relatives and origins ...

Learn how these Neanderthal findings shaped what we know about Neanderthals and how our ancient human past is intertwined.

The University of Liverpool has led an international team of scientists to take a fresh look at the running capabilities of ...

Ancient human fossils discovered in a cave in eastern ... potentially challenge the “out of Africa” theory of human evolution, scientists say. The fossils of a family of 20 were found in ...

Two "Punk" and "Emo" fossils — and we don't mean ancient members of the music scenes that once enjoyed greater cultural ...

New research uses 3D modeling to reconstruct Lucy's running style, revealing surprising insights into the evolution of human ...

This characteristic, along with their diverse physical traits, underscores the complexity of human evolution, particularly in eastern Asia. For decades, fossils from this region that didn't fit ...

Based on the history of life here on earth, at least one prominent paleontologist thinks that complex life in the cosmos is ...

New research suggests at least some key distinctions date back earlier than previously estimated, hinting that modern and ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Scientists have proposed a new form of ancient humans. The Juluren, or “large head ...

The world's first scientific facial reconstruction case based on the "Yunxian Man" skull fossils dating back approximately 1 million years was unveiled by Hubei Provincial Museum on Thursday, ...