Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big ...

The ape-like human ancestor Australopithecus—perhaps best known from the iconic fossil ‘Lucy’—might not have had much meat on ...

The 20,000-year-old fossilized bones of "Ushikawa Man," thought to be some of Japan's most ancient human fossils, are not ...

Romania is making strides in the archaeological world after new evidence confirmed the presence of ancient hominins in the ...

Fossilized bones discovered decades ago and hailed at the time as the oldest human remains found in Japan turn out to be from ...

New research shows Australopithecus ate mostly plants, challenging theories about early human diets, meat, and evolution.

A recent scientific paper published in the Nature Communications journal revealed evidence of “hominin activity” dating back ...

Dec. 5, 2024 — A new study suggests that the fundamental abilities underlying human language and technological culture may have evolved before humans and apes ... A Fossil First: Scientists Find ...

The incorporation of meat into the diet was a milestone for the human evolutionary lineage, a potential catalyst for advances ...

Chemicals in the tooth enamel of Australopithecus suggest the early human ancestors ate very little meat, dining on vegetation instead.

An ancient fossilized forest in Montana is reemerging 600 feet higher than the present-day tree line after spending the last ...