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June 25, 2021 —A near-perfectly preserved ancient human fossil known as the Harbin cranium sits in the Geoscience Museum in Hebei GEO University. The largest of Homo skulls, scientists now say this skull represents ...
Apr. 13, 2021 —A new study verifies the age and origin of one of the oldest specimens of Homo erectus -- a very successful early human who roamed the world for nearly 2 million years. In doing so, the researchers ...
Nov. 5, 2021 —Researchers have revealed the first partial skull of a Homo naledi child that was found in the remote depths of the Rising Star cave in Johannesburg, South Africa. The team announced the discovery of ...
Oct. 15, 2020 —Of the six or more different species of early humans, all belonging to the genus Homo, only we Homo sapiens have managed to survive. Now, a study combining climate modeling and the fossil record in ...
Aug. 23, 2021 —If you've ever suffered from a sore jaw that popped or clicked when you chewed gum or crunched hard foods, you may be able to blame it on your extinct ancestors. That's according to a ...
June 26, 2023 —Researchers have identified the oldest decisive evidence of humans' close evolutionary relatives butchering and likely eating one ...
Oct. 28, 2021 —Palaeoanthropologists have announced the naming of a new species of human ancestor, Homo bodoensis. This species lived in Africa during the Middle Pleistocene, around half a million years ago, and ...
Dec. 6, 2022 —For over a century, one of the earliest human fossils ever discovered in Spain has been long considered a Neanderthal. However, new analysis from an international research team dismantles this ...
Apr. 13, 2022 —A study provides clear evidence for a link between astronomically-driven climate change and human ...
Oct. 7, 2020 —Researchers have discovered that Southeast Asia, today renowned for its lush rainforests, was at various points in the past covered by sweeping grasslands. The expansion and reduction of these ...
