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

Researcher Christopher J. Bae identified Homo juluensis, a new human species that coexisted with Denisovans in Asia. A University of Hawaiʻi researcher may have identified a new human species, Homo ...

The discovery of Lucy, or “Dinknesh” as the remains are locally known, changed not just Johanson’s career but it also shed new light on how humans evolved and changed over time, according to Johanson, ...

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

On a sunny Sunday morning along the Awash River in the small Ethiopian town of Hadar, a newly minted Ph.D. from the University of Chicago uncovered a fossil-rich site that would redefine human history ...

Research on ancient footprints in Kenya demonstrates coexistence of Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei 1.5 million years ...

called the site "one of the most significant discoveries in human evolution over the past decade. "This population shows derived traits linked to the origins of our species," she said. Yosuke Kaifu of ...

Twins are pretty rare, accounting for just 3% of births in the U.S. these days. But new research shows that for primates 60 ...

Chart of Life Extended by Nearly 1.5 Billion Years Dec. 19, 2024 — Fossilized skeletons and shells clearly show how evolution and extinction unfolded over the past half a billion years ...

They help compare the fossils to present-day plants to understand their classification and evolution. Finally, these analyses provide valuable clues about reproduction strategies, adaptations, and ...

An evolutionary biologist in China has built a case against the long-reigning 'out of Africa' theory, which suggests modern ...