A decades-old statistical theory claiming humanity could face extinction sooner than expected has resurfaced, sparking fresh ...

In Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa, burned bones were found in a dirt layer associated with Homo erectus. The inhabitants probably hadn't mastered fire-making, but researchers say they may have moved ...

We’ve got some good news and some bad news. The bad news first? Okay. Well, humans will go extinct. And there’s a popular but ...

Using genomes from 2,000 living humans as well as three Neanderthals and one Denisovan, an international team mapped the gene flow between the hominin groups over the past quarter-million years. Ever ...

Artistic representations of ancient humans often show large men with bulging muscles – but our ancestors were actually ...

The uvula is nearly unique to humans among mammals. An evolutionary biologist unpacks competing theories for why we evolved ...

Instead of hunting big game or wielding fire, the hobbit-like hominin Homo floresiensis likely scavenged leftovers of prey ...

Scientists are trying to recreate the biology that lets animals survive months without food or water, in hopes of making deep-space travel possible ...

Tightly curled and long scalp hair of ancient hominins could have evolved to shield the scalp from the sun, reduce heat transmission due to the air pockets between the curls and minimize water loss ...