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

These newly discovered dates, identified through a new dating method, indicate that the fossils found at the Sterkfontein caves date from the very beginning of the Australopithecine era, rather than ...

A large international team of anthropologists, evolutionary theorists, biologists, and historians has identified gender and ...

Early humans weren’t just walking upright—they were climbing trees and crafting stone tools in a surprising blend of ancient ...

Analysis of early human bone fossils reveals adaptations for climbing trees and manipulating stones millions of years ago.

A cutting-edge technique for analyzing fossil tooth enamel is revealing remarkable new information about 2 million-year-old ...

Analysis of ancient proteins preserved in fossilized tooth enamel reveals insights into the elusive nature of Paranthropus robustus, researchers ...

The Oldowan stones are believed to be the oldest known examples of stone tool industry in the world. Their development around ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Our hands can reveal a lot about how a person has lived – and that’s true for early human ancestors , too. Different activities such as climbing, grasping or hammering place stress ...

After nearly three years of closure due to flooding, the world-renowned Sterkfontein caves—part of South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind—have reopened with an immersive experience that allows visitors to ...

You've probably seen the Reddit threads. Maybe it was a YouTube video with a scrolling bar chart or a guy counting grains of rice to represent Jeff Bezos' wealth. These visual stunts go viral for one ...

One is the hand of Australopithecus sediba, first discovered in 2010 at the site of Malapa and dated to approximately two million years old. The other hand skeleton is from the more recent ...