Researchers say they’ve uncovered new evidence in present-day England that could reshape our understanding of human evolution ...

Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of the earliest fire-making, dating back 400,000 years, in Suffolk, England. The ...

Twins have been rare in human history and for that reason can seem special. Many cultures associate twins with health and ...

From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...

A foot fossil found in Ethiopia belonged to an ancient human. The finding could knock one of the most famous names in human evolution from her spot on the family tree.

New research reveals ancient humans in southern Africa lived in isolation for nearly 100,000 years. This led to unique ...

In a recent review published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, researchers discussed the role of climatic shifts and vegetation changes in driving the evolution within the subfamily ...

The discovery site at East Farm, Barnham, England lies hidden within a disused clay pit tucked away in the wooded landscape between Thetford and Bury St Edmunds. Professor Nick Ashton from the British ...

A groundbreaking international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The research reveals that our human ancestors were periodically ...

Over 100,000 years ago, a mysterious group of ancient humans walked the lands of eastern Asia. Known as the Juluren—meaning “large head people”—they’ve recently been introduced to science under the ...

Sites in Africa suggest humans used natural fire over a million years ago, but the discovery at the Palaeolithic site in Barnham evidences the creation and control of fire, which carries huge ...

A lost chapter in human evolution has been revealed after an analysis of modern DNA found that we come from not one but two ancestral populations—ones that drifted apart and later reconnected long ...