New research reveals that early humans changed Europe’s landscapes long before farming began, using fire and hunting to alter ecosystems.

More than a million years ago, early human relatives crossed an enormous sea to reach the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The ...

New research reveals that scavenging may have helped early humans adapt, expand, and endure tough seasons through smart use ...

Life on Earth began in a way that still boggles the mind. Around 4.5 billion years ago, a chemical process called abiogenesis ...

Almost 2 million years ago, a young ancient human died beside a spring near a lake in what is now Tanzania, in eastern Africa ...

Two small genetic changes reshaped the human pelvis, setting our early ancestors on the path to upright walking, scientists say.

In this 4.4-million-year-old skeleton, scientists may have found the missing step between climbing and walking.

New findings reveal the geological age, context, and anatomy of hominin fossils discovered at the Ledi-Geraru Research Project in Ethiopia. Although scientists have uncovered much of the story of ...

A groundbreaking study published in October 2025 has proposed a new perspective on the early inhabitants of Australia, ...

A new documentary puts viewers in the shoes of Neanderthals and early humans, giving an intimate glimpse into humans’ ...

For decades, textbooks painted a dramatic picture of early humans as tool-using hunters who rose quickly to the top of the food chain. The tale was that Homo habilis, one of the earliest ...