At some point in the deep past, humans may have come frighteningly close to disappearing altogether. Here’s what we know, ...

Modern human beings are the ultimate apex species, exerting dominance over our environment in a way that no other animal ever ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Scientists now recognize more than a dozen species in the Homo genus. So what, exactly, was the ...

(Reuters) -Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary lineage, one that lived in the same ...

The age of humans is increasingly an age of sameness. Across the planet, distinctive plants and animals are disappearing, replaced by species that are lucky enough to thrive alongside humans and ...

A rare Homo habilis skeleton from Kenya reveals how early humans moved, climbed, and adapted more than two million years ago.

Our species, Homo sapiens, has been evolving for more than 300,000 years, but the story of human origins starts much earlier.

A groundbreaking study published in The Anatomical has challenged previous assumptions about human evolution.

A new study suggests humans belong in an elite “league of monogamy,” ranking closer to beavers and meerkats than to ...

The legendary “Little Foot” fossil may be an entirely new human ancestor. An international team of scientists led by researchers from La Trobe University in Australia and the University of Cambridge ...