A 1.4 million-year-old fossil jaw belongs to a previously unknown human relative from southern Africa, a new study finds.

A huge study of ancient DNA reveals the origins of the Yamna, who spread across Eurasia around 5000 years ago, showing they ...

In other words, he believed it to be a so-called “missing link” in the family tree between living apes and Homo sapiens. Dart ...

Ever since Charles Darwin detailed the mechanism of evolution by means of natural selection in 1859, scientists have had a ...

From stunning artwork to evidence of elaborate prehistoric butchering, Live Science takes a look at seven amazing caves that ...

The prehistoric human skull found in the Petralona Cave in Northern Greece challenges the Out of Africa theory of the origin of Homo sapiens ...

Chris Stringer places Homo longi with previously known ancient humans, the Neanderthals and Denisovans, and our own species, Homo sapiens.

Our human ancestors fundamentally changed their eating behavior in the Neolithic period. This was when they began to cultivate cereals and domesticate wild animals.

Step back in time, folks, and imagine a world of primitive cave dwellers, clad in animal skins, and struggling to … Continue ...

What did man's ancestors eat? How did they prepare their food? How did their food contribute to their evolution and their anatomical and cognitive development? This film provides answers based on new ...