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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The long thumb and straight fingers would have allowed Paranthropus boisei to form a powerful grip, similar to how modern humans ...

A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new ...

Investigating the 'overkill' hypothesis, this piece explores how human-wildlife conflict may have driven megafaunal ...

Evidence that modern humans and an older hominin species used the same cave, probably during overlapping periods, has been found during a deep excavat.

(CNN) — The first known hand fossils from an extinct human relative have been unearthed in Kenya, revealing a species with unexpected dexterity and a gorilla-like grip. The hand bones, which were ...