Understanding what the environment looked like millions of years ago is essential for piecing together how our earliest ...

After comparing shapes, depths, and pressure patterns, this study found that two different hominin species left footprints in ...

New fossil finds in Kenya reveal that Paranthropus boisei had human-like hands and feet, ending a long debate over its ...

A new documentary puts viewers in the shoes of Neanderthals and early humans, giving an intimate glimpse into humans’ ...

Digital reconstruction of a crushed skull from an ancient human could rewrite the timeline of human evolution, according to ...

Early humans have achieved some amazing feats, crossing dangerous terrains and surviving unimaginable challenges. Scientists want to learn more about their lives and how they’ve adapted throughout.

In the dry, rugged badlands of Ethiopia’s Afar Region, a team of scientists has uncovered fossils that could change how you picture human evolution. These finds, dating back between 2.6 and 2.8 ...

Imagine walking miles and miles across dangerous terrain frequented by sabertoothed cats just to find the right rock. Around 2.6 million years ago, a group of early hominins in East Africa started to ...

Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our ...

The Nyayanga excavation site in Kenya, in July 2025. Fossils and Oldowan tools have been excavated from the tan and reddish-brown sediments, which date to more than 2.6 million years old. T. W.