From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...

Human evolution is often told as a tidy story of adaptation, yet some of our most familiar body parts still defy ...

Immense progress has been made over many years of archaeology and study into human evolution, and exciting new information has been uncovered via archaeology.

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is retracing the path of human migration. More specifically, the scientific ...

10,000-Year-Old Genomes Rewrite Human Evolution ...

After decades of excavation and debate, a new analysis argues that Little Foot — one of the most complete hominin fossils ...

Australian-led study suggests iconic South African skeleton differs from known Australopithecus species, media reports - ...

More than a decade after the first Neanderthal genome was sequenced, scientists are still working to understand how ...

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A foot fossil found in Ethiopia belonged to an ancient human. The finding could knock one of the most famous names in human evolution from her spot on the family tree.

Many people hold the view that evolution in humans has come to a halt. But while modern medicine and technologies have changed the environment in which evolution operates, many scientists are in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I explore the emerging belief that humans ...