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

The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright locomotion. More than any other part of our lower body, it has been ...

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

The discovery of a new fossil has once again turned our understanding of human evolution on its head. This monumental find ...

An ancient skull has finally shown us what the Denisovans looked like. Now it turns out they, not Neanderthals, might be our ...

Beyond rewriting the story of human origins, this research highlights a broader trend in evolutionary science—the realization that species rarely evolve in isolated, distinct lineages.

In the dry, rugged badlands of Ethiopia’s Afar Region, a team of scientists has uncovered fossils that could change how you ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the process differed from the evolution of chimpanzees. For the study, published ...

How did the evolutionary ancestors of Homo sapiens separate from the ancestors of modern apes? A key ingredient leading to modern human beings, according to researchers at the University of ...

The National Museum of Natural History’s Hall of Human Origins vastly distorts the scientific evidence on human evolution, seeking to convince visitors there’s nothing special about us as ...