Biologists are quietly rewriting what it means to be alive, and the human body has become one of their strangest frontiers.

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

Ella Al-Shamahi explores the complexities of our past by meeting the fascinating human species we once shared the planet with ...

In paleoanthropology, a rare, nearly-complete skeleton can rewrite entire chapters of the human origin story. The “Little ...

Many known hominin fossils defy species classification, with the most famous example being the ever-enigmatic Denisovans. A study by anthropologists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the ...

Understanding this crucial point in human history has focused on the Dmanisi Hominid Archaeological Site in Georgia where ...

The textbook version of human evolution has long held that Homo erectus was the pioneering species to venture beyond Africa's borders around 1.8 million years ago. However, new analysis of five skulls ...

Long ago, early humans shared the earth with several archaic human species, including Neanderthals and Denisovans. These species, were bipedal and close relatives of modern humans. They lived in parts ...

The textbook version of the "Out of Africa" hypothesis holds that the first human species to leave the continent around 1.8 ...

The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ...

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Many known hominin fossils defy species classification, with the most famous example being the ...