Did you know that homo sapiens were not the only type of ancient "human" to exist? During most of the past 2 million years or so, there were several species of hominids on Earth at any given time. You ...

In France during World War II, German alcohol shipments helped to provide crucial intelligence for the Allies.

Understanding this crucial point in human history has focused on the Dmanisi Hominid Archaeological Site in Georgia where ...

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

Starting a fire led to advancements such as cooking, which unlocked nutrients that improved the size and cognition of the ...

A new study links climate stress to the disappearance of the early human species Homo floresiensis, known as the “hobbits” of ...

Readers express concerns over local issues like beach parking fees and landscaping practices. Several letters critique former ...

Scientists trace an ancient microbe, Asgard archaea, that gave rise to humans, animals, and plants more than 2 billion years ...

In the last decade, archaeologists have learned to read the genetic traces that ancient humans and Neanderthals left not only ...

A 1.5-million-year-old skull fossil from Gona, Ethiopia now has a virtual face, thanks to digital reconstruction.

The iconic Homo erectus fossil was welcomed home with a repatriation ceremony and a new museum exhibit in Jakarta.