New dating of sediments from the Sterkfontein Caves in South Africa suggests some Australopithecus fossils are around 3.4 to ...

Fresh fossil evidence from Ethiopia shows early Homo lived alongside a newly identified Australopithecus species nearly 2.8 million years ago. This finding challenges the traditional idea of a single, ...

If you look at a Neanderthal skull and a Homo sapiens skull, they’re visibly different: Neanderthal skulls are lower and longer, whereas ours tend to be rounder. However, those differences probably ...

The evolutionary case for eating meat is etched into human anatomy — but so is the case against it. The science deserves more ...

A child's skull discovered in a South African quarry in 1924 changed human history. Named the Taung Child, this fossil proved ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The predator likely ambushed animals, including early hominins, at rivers and lakes. Fossils revealed unique features that ...

More than three million years ago, in the area that is now Ethiopia, our early human ancestors lived in a landscape that consisted of rivers, wetlands, and scattered woodlands. However, new research ...

According to the American Heart Association, walking as little as 30 minutes a day can improve blood pressure and blood sugar ...

Paleontologists at the University of Washington have discovered a new species of an ancient mammal that lived 75 million ...

Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after their owners ...