A seven-million-year-old fossil may mark the moment our ancestors first stood up and walked.

The Moroccan fossils now provide tangible evidence from this mysterious transitional period. What makes these fossils particularly significant is the precision with which they can be dated. The ...

A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...

A 26-ft (8-m) deep excavation in Indonesia has revealed that humans and a hominin species that pre-dates humans used the same ...

A new study theorizes that evolution ticks at different speeds, especially when a big group of organisms first appears.

Recently, three bone arrowheads stored in a poison-filled bone container were reported from Kruger Cave in South Africa ...

Ancient fossils from Moroccan caves, dated with rare precision, offer rare insight into early human evolution.

“Despite the remarkable developments in military technology, despite the weapons and machines which have vastly expanded our ...

Researchers have uncovered compelling evidence that Neanderthals repeatedly deposited horned animal skulls in a Spanish cave over thousands of years, suggesting a culturally transmitted ritual ...

When most people think of massive snakes, the first one that comes to mind is the anaconda. Anacondas might be the largest ...

Many of us begin a new year hoping to become better versions of ourselves. Some aim to improve their health, others focus on ...

What began in 2023 as a playful Q&A with ChatGPT 3.5 has become an annual exercise that tracks the accelerating pace of AI’s ...