Almost 2 million years ago, a young ancient human died beside a spring near a lake in what is now Tanzania, in eastern Africa ...

Experts have been puzzled by recently discovered fossils from the hand of an extinct human relative, Paranthropus boisei.

Traditionally, paleoanthropologists believed that Homo habilis, as the earliest big-brained humans, was responsible for the earliest sites with tools. The idea has been that Homo habilis was the ...

Almost 2 million years ago, a young ancient human died beside a spring near a lake in what is now Tanzania, in eastern Africa. After archaeologists ...

The discovery of chemical signatures of lead in hominid fossils challenges our understanding of ancient environmental ...

Real bats across the U.S. are emitting an eerie green glow under ultraviolet light, a phenomenon confirmed in six species.

Nestled in the heart of Laurel, Maryland, the M-NCPPC Dinosaur Park delivers exactly that—a chance to uncover ancient history with your bare hands, without any worry about being chased by hungry ...

Almost 2 million years ago, a young ancient human died beside a spring near a lake in what is now Tanzania, in eastern Africa ...

However, because infant specimens are extremely rare in the fossil record, scientists were until now unsure if these ...