Findings suggest human ancestors spread across Asia earlier, faster and possibly more successfully than commonly believed ...

A set of ancient human fossils found on Morocco’s Atlantic coast now sits on one of the tightest timelines in African prehistory. The remains come from Thomas Quarry I, and a new analysis pins them to ...

Learn about the archaeological site of 'Ubeidiya, now confirmed as one of the oldest areas that humans occupied outside of ...

Our DNA reveals extinct "ghost lineages" that shaped human evolution, painting a complex, "braided stream" of history rather than a simple progression. These ancient groups, leaving no fossils, ...

Rare fossils discovered in southern China reveals that the earliest creatures with spines — ...

Fossils from a Moroccan cave have been dated with remarkable accuracy to about 773,000 years ago, thanks to a magnetic signature locked into the surrounding sediments. The hominin remains show a blend ...

Sixteen years ago a group of anthropologists discovered 3.4-million-year-old fossilized foot bones in Ethiopia. While they suspected the foot belonged to an ancient human that likely lived alongside ...

Fresh dating of Homo Erectus fossils suggests ancient humans reached East Asia far earlier than once believed.

Ancient fossils are revealing unexpected chemical survivors, challenging long-held assumptions about how biological carbon is ...