An international study led by researchers from Australia's La Trobe University and the University of Cambridge has challenged ...

Australian-led study suggests iconic South African skeleton differs from known Australopithecus species, media reports - ...

Specimen found in South Africa was widely thought to be member of ape-like human ancestor family that lived nearly 2 million ...

Another twist has been added to the puzzling mix that is early human ancestry with evidence that one of the most complete pre ...

A new study uses sibling genetics to compare monogamy across species. Humans score higher than expected and sit close to ...

Many known hominin fossils defy species classification, with the most famous example being the ever-enigmatic Denisovans. A study by anthropologists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the ...

Humans are very good at wiping out wildlife. From dodos, to golden toads, to Tasmanian tigers, many species have succumbed to our unique blend of destruction. But just how many animal species have ...

Human beings have been at the center of ecological change on Earth for thousands of years. But as history shows, no species ...

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is retracing the path of human migration. More specifically, the scientific ...

This is where the paradox emerges: the very cognitive abilities that allow humans to innovate, plan, and manipulate the ...

A study by University of Liverpool researchers reveals that the species hardest to detect—those rarely seen, recorded, or ...