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

Founded by former xAI staffer Eric Zelikman and early Googler Georges Harik, the new lab is building models that are better ...

Understanding what the environment looked like millions of years ago is essential for piecing together how our earliest ...

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

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

Archaeologists have discovered a 42,000-year-old yellow ochre stick in Crimea and Ukraine, suggesting Neanderthals possessed artistic capabilities. Th ...

We now have only the second high-quality genome from an ancient Denisovan human, which reveals there were more populations of ...

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

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

New research suggests the origins of modern humans may have begun by the sea in southern Africa 70,000 years ago.

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 ...