A 150,000-year-old site in Côte d'Ivoire nearly doubles previous estimates of how long ago humans first lived in rainforests.

A groundbreaking archaeological discovery in West Africa is challenging long-held assumptions about early human adaptability and migration. Evidence from a site in Côte d'Ivoire reveals that Homo ...

For most of the 20th century, the model of human origins was a tree: with the trunk dividing into branches, and then twigs.

A new study suggests the answer may trace back to two major shifts in human evolution: walking upright and growing bigger ...

A groundbreaking new documentary series titled Human is set to bring the ancient past of our evolutionary relatives to life in stunning detail. Using hyper-realistic 3D facial reconstructions, the ...

Malaria may have shaped early human life across Africa far earlier than once thought, steering where people could safely live ...

A groundbreaking discovery reveals 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara that have no genetic ties to modern humans, suggesting that many lineages have vanished over time. This unsettling finding ...

Scientists have uncovered the oldest known hand-held wooden tools ever used by humans — and they’re an astonishing 430,000 ...

Researchers studied ancient tooth fossils and found that a gene mutation in modern humans (right) better protected them against lead and gave them an advantage over Neanderthals (left). Kyle Dykes / ...

Ancient DNA from nearly 16,000 genomes suggests human evolution accelerated after farming, cities, and the Bronze Age transformed Europe.

Prehistoric rock art site in northeast Zimbabwe showing a variety of large animals including elephant and rhino. Image ...