Our prehistoric human ancestors relied on deliberately modified and sharpened stone tools as early as 3.3 million years ago.

Many people picture human evolution as a straight line—an ape slowly standing taller, becoming Neanderthal, and finally evolving into modern humans. That’s just wrong, and newly discovered fossils in ...

Early humans were not just scavengers. New research shows they actively butchered elephants, transforming survival and social ...

Recent fossil discoveries lend credence to the fascinating proposition that non-human species may have coexisted alongside our early human forebears. These unearthed remnants provide a glimpse into ...

Learn about the most complete Homo habilis fossil ever found, and how this fossil is changing what we know about human ...

Scientists have reconstructed the head of an ancient human relative from 1.5 million year-old fossilized bones and teeth. But the face staring back is complicating scientists' understanding of early ...

As early humans spread from lush African forests into grasslands, their need for ready sources of energy led them to develop a taste for grassy plants, especially grains and the starchy plant tissue ...

Researchers say recently discovered teeth come from a previously undiscovered species of Australopithecus, adding to our understanding of human evolution. Maybe you've seen the T-shirts or the mugs, ...

Patterns of social grouping among wild primates / F. Bourlière -- Behavior and ways of life of the fossil primates / Jean Piveteau -- The Nature and special features of the instictive social bond of ...

Saini Samim receives funding from the Melbourne Research Schorship provided by the University of Melbourne. She has also received funding from the Australian Research Council and the Turkana Basin ...

Niguss Gitaw Baraki receives funding from the Leakey Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation. Dan V. Palcu Rolier's work was supported by NWO Veni grant 212.136, FAPESP grants 2018/20733-6 ...