Scientists have discovered new markers that enable the identification of species from fossilized bone fragments, offering new ...

Imagine a puzzle, billions of pieces scattered across millennia, each holding a whisper of who we are and where we came from.

If you have ever broken a bone, you quickly learn two things: it hurts a lot, and bones are living tissue that takes time to ...

Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) can "catch" yawns from an android imitating human facial expressions, according to new research ...

Scientists used enamel proteins from 2-million-year-old teeth to find unexpected variation in Paranthropus robustus.

Discover interesting facts about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.

Learn more about the ancient footprints found in Greece, which could upend theories on hominin emigration from Africa.

Molecular evidence from a 2-million-year-old southern African hominid species indicates sex and genetic differences in P. robustus.

Nine years after a "beloved" chimpanzee who starred in a series of adverts for PG Tips tea died a study has revealed ...

ELMIRA — The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office has identified human skeletal remains found by hunters in 2022 as those of Randy S. Seck, who was 30 years old at the time of his death. The remains were ...

A new analysis of a skeleton uncovered 50 years ago provides some of the earliest evidence of intergroup conflict between ...

In the east, it’s more free-form and fluid. Like humans, chimpanzees drum with distinct rhythms – and two subspecies living on opposite sides of Africa have their own signature styles ...