In Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa, burned bones were found in a dirt layer associated with Homo erectus. The inhabitants ...

The study of dental microwear allows the analysis of the microscopic marks that foods leave on the surface of tooth enamel ...

Hundreds of hominin fossils reveal that human body size remained stable for ages before a sharp increase in early members of ...

Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a prehistoric cave dating back up to 400,000 years, revealing evidence of complex ...

Scientists reveal Afro-textured hair, common in African populations, is a genetic trait likely shaped by evolutionary ...

Biologists group animals with similar traits into broad categories called orders. Despite their similarities, animal species ...

(Diane Isabel/iStock/Getty Images) The world's population is shifting. We're living longer than ever before, with elderly ...

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Researchers have identified a previously unknown fossil ape from Egypt that could alter long-held ideas about the origins of ...

Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a cave used by pre-Neanderthal human-like creatures who lived as long as 400,000 ...

Neanderthals: The First Europeans (Sorry, Sapiens!) Homo sapiens may be the reigning champion of modern humanity, but when it comes to the European continent, we were far from the first on the scene.

Click here to view Volume I of this Research TopicThe domestication of animals and plants during the early Holocene marked a pivotal transition that led to ...