A new landmark study has uncovered evidence that challenges the long-held beliefs about human evolution.

If the researchers' hypothesis is correct, the fossil represents the earliest known instance of an injury caused by something ...

A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in ...

Our brains are large compared with other animals, so it is tempting to assume there was an evolutionary advantage to them – ...

The earliest months of Neanderthal life have remained one of the least understood chapters of human evolution. Fossils from ...

For years, the Denisovans occupied an unusual place in the story of human evolution. They were recognised as one of our ...

Homo erectus may have left a detectable genetic trace in living humans through ancient interbreeding with Denisovans.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fossilized Homo naledi jawbone, with teeth attached, was found during the excavations of the cave. - Mathew Berger/National ...

Scientists studied the remains of a mysterious human relative called Homo naledi found deep in a South African cave and determined they were all female.

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown fossil goose that challenges a decades-old theory about the evolution of New ...