Recent work has also revealed that Homo sapiens interbred with three separate Denisovan populations. As a consequence, all ...

Remarkably preserved footprints of Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei offer direct evidence that extinct hominin species ...

Scientists make their case for classifying an extinct group that lived in northern China until 120,000 years ago as a ...

One of the most fascinating periods in the evolution of the human lineage is the appearance of the first ancestors capable of ...

Cats captured within 1 kilometre of a residence in South Australia cannot be lawfully destroyed. The Invasive Species Council says the rule threatens the success of feral cat eradication attempts ...

Fossils of 600-million-year-old "tiny humanoids" were discovered in Antarctica. A story perpetuated in some social media ...

Children’s commissioner to the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) Dr Farah Nini Dusuki pointed out that an archaic law, Section 97(2) of the Child Act, saying that it carries a ...

Researchers identified Homo juluensis, a potential ancient human species, shedding light on Asia’s evolutionary history.

Lucy may be the best-known prehuman fossil in the world. But other famous fossils have given us important insight into our ...

These early forerunners of Homo sapiens wandered in a landscape teeming with wildlife, including giant maribou storks that stood 2 meters (6.5 feet) tall. A stunning discovery of fossilized ...