The 9,500-year-old remains were discovered to be of a woman who was between 18 and 60 years old when she died. According to ...

Ancient fossils from Moroccan caves, dated with rare precision, offer rare insight into early human evolution.

DNA from soil could soon reveal who lived in ice age caves, research shows. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The last two decades ...

One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found may belong to an entirely new species, according to an ...

For years, a small set of foot bones from Ethiopia sat at the center of a quiet puzzle, so scientists kept circling back to them, trying to understand what story they told. Those bones came from a ...

A field in eastern England has revealed evidence of the earliest known instance of humans creating and controlling fire, a significant find that archaeologists say illuminates a dramatic turning point ...