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

New research reveals that scavenging may have helped early humans adapt, expand, and endure tough seasons through smart use ...

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

More than a million years ago, early human relatives crossed an enormous sea to reach the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The ...

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

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

Two small genetic changes reshaped the human pelvis, setting our early ancestors on the path to upright walking, scientists say.

For decades, textbooks painted a dramatic picture of early humans as tool-using hunters who rose quickly to the top of the food chain. The tale was that Homo habilis, one of the earliest ...

Along Turkey’s northwestern shoreline, where the Aegean Sea meets the olive-covered ridges of Anatolia, lies a quiet district ...

A groundbreaking study published in October 2025 has proposed a new perspective on the early inhabitants of Australia, ...

Learn how in the savannas of Senegal, Guinea baboons distribute food by friendship and family bonds, mirroring the sharing ...