Modern humans emerged roughly 300,000 years ago, but our genus Homo is much older. So what's the oldest human species on ...

New Ethiopian fossils show early Homo and Australopithecus lived together, revealing a complex human evolution story.

Fossilized teeth show that two different kinds of ancient human ancestors coexisted more than 2 million years ago. One of ...

Researchers say recently discovered teeth come from a previously undiscovered species of Australopithecus, adding to our understanding of human evolution.

While the process via which different types of neurons are produced, also known as neurogenesis, has been the focus of ...

The researchers carefully compared the newly discovered teeth with known specimens of Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy’s species) and early Homo. They found that these teeth belonged to both early ...

Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors ...

From Ethiopia comes an incredible discovery—early humans seem to have potentially lived alongside the very apes they evolved ...

According to a new anatomical analysis, the cranium likely belonged to a 5-year-old girl whose parents came from two different human species: Neanderthal and Homo sapiens.

A gene called ASDL, which helps synthesize DNA, differs between modern humans and our extinct human relatives. The findings ...