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

New findings reveal the geological age, context, and anatomy of hominin fossils discovered at the Ledi-Geraru Research Project in Ethiopia. Although scientists have uncovered much of the story of ...

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

Two small changes in human DNA may have played a big role in helping our ancestors walk upright, researchers say.

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

Researchers analysed 2 million-year-old Paranthropus robustus teeth from South Africa, uncovering ancient proteins that ...

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

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

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

Long before factories, mines, and cars filled the air with pollution, our distant ancestors were already living with a silent ...

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

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