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

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

The curious minds at ColdFusion reveal ten devices that changed human history forever. These devices highlight the ...

From prehistoric burials to overcrowded Victorian churchyards, this is what our treatment of the dead throughout history says about the living ...

The 'phantom time' conspiracy theory claims we're missing 300 years of human history and we're actually living in the 1700s ...

Human flexibility in shoulders and elbows originated from ancient apes' need for safe tree descent. A new study reveals chimpanzees, unlike monkeys, ...

The origins and migrations of modern humans around the world are a hot topic of debate. Genetic analyses have pointed to ...

UCL scientists found that human skulls evolved much faster than those of other apes, reflecting the powerful forces driving ...

EctoLife’s concept facility imagines rows of artificial wombs capable of growing thousands of babies at once. ‘Not Constitutional’: Trump Threatens Blue Slip Suit ...

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

It's a time to remember and reflect on our important, common past, and how we can project this partnership and friendship ...

In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient ...